Occidental Petroleum
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 50 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Oil and Gas Extraction
- Main U.S. filing address: Houston, TX
At a glance
- Occidental Petroleum hires at the expert level. 48% of its filings are Level IV, 2.7 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 88% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $157,900, median prevailing wage $127,691.
- 1st among the largest filers in its industry. Occidental Petroleum's median ($157,900) is above BP America.
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Percentiles from Occidental Petroleum's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Occidental Petroleum hires for
Bar: share of Occidental Petroleum's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 90% of filings (15 occupations in total).
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| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineer | $140,800 | 10 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Occidental Petroleum.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 22% of filings
Mid-level · 24% of filings
Senior · 7% of filings
Expert · 48% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $125,000 | 10 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $137,700 | 11 |
| Senior · Level III | too few | 3 |
| Expert · Level IV | $181,700 | 22 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Occidental Petroleum vs. industry peers
Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 2111).
Where Occidental Petroleum files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
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| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $161,400 | 45 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $119,750 |
| 25th | $134,825 |
| 50th (median) | $157,900 |
| 75th | $192,775 |
| 90th | $246,930 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $115,000 | $112,000 | $155,000 | 13 |
| FY2021 | $130,000 | $110,000 | $157,600 | 37 |
| FY2022 | $155,700 | $127,200 | $193,000 | 23 |
| FY2023 | $144,700 | $122,500 | $161,400 | 25 |
| FY2024 | $149,150 | $123,125 | $172,425 | 30 |
| FY2025 | $152,200 | $131,050 | $183,975 | 28 |
| FY2026 | $167,100 | $137,175 | $192,775 | 22 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
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 Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum'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 Petroleum Engineer, Software Engineer and Geoscientist and the main metro areas are Houston, TX, Knoxville, TN and Midland, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).
Questions
Does Occidental Petroleum sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Occidental Petroleum filed 50 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 Occidental Petroleum pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Occidental Petroleum's H-1B filings is $157,900; half of filings fall between $134,825 and $192,775. Bonus and stock are not included.