Murphy Exploration & Production Company

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Oil and Gas Extraction
  • Main U.S. filing address: Houston, TX
Median base salary$173,358+41% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$133.4k–$202.7k
Level IV (expert) share92%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$173,358the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $107.9k25th $133.4kmedian $173.4k75th $202.7k90th $215.8k

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Percentiles from Murphy Exploration & Production Company's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 8% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
$191.5kLevel IV
Expert · 92% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $191,506 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Murphy Exploration & Production Company files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Houston, TX$173,35812

Salary details

Median salary$173,358
Middle 50%$133.4k–$202.7k
vs. all employers+41%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,878 and $218,079.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,879
25th$133,401
50th (median)$173,358
75th$202,670
90th$215,821

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$173,358
Median prevailing wage$173,358
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage83%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Murphy Exploration & Production Company

Murphy Exploration & Production Company's filings list its industry as Oil and Gas Extraction (Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector, NAICS 2111). Its main U.S. filing address is in Houston, TX and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Geoscientist, Petroleum Engineer and Engineering Director and the main metro areas are Houston, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Murphy Exploration & Production Company sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Murphy Exploration & Production Company filed 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Murphy Exploration & Production Company pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Murphy Exploration & Production Company's H-1B filings is $173,358; half of filings fall between $133,401 and $202,670. Bonus and stock are not included.