Visa Wage Index

Chemical Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 67 applications covering 92 positions for this role here, at a median of $137,400 a year. 49 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Chemical Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$108,243
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$132,891
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$157,539
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$182,187

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. Level I 33 $127,200
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company Level IV 22 $198,455
Heliogen Holdings, LLC Level II 226 $132,891
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Level I 22 $131,040
Smith & Burgess LLC Level I 22 $108,243
Technip Energies USA, Inc. Level II 22 $142,804
Technip Energies USA, Inc. Level IV 22 $194,587
Woodside Energy USA Services, Inc. Level IV 22 $241,624
ADEF COMPANY Level I 11 $108,243
AUDUBON COMPANIES LLC Level II 11 $140,005
BP America Inc. Level III 11 $161,000
Chemicals Incorporated Level IV 11 $190,000
Cheniere Energy, Inc. Level IV 11 $261,516
Covestro LLC Level III 11 $162,500
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company Level II 11 $151,386
Freeport LNG Development, LP Level IV 11 $182,187
HPF Consultants Inc Level III 11 $169,744
HYDROGEO LLC Level I 11 $108,243
Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC Level II 11 $132,891
Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC Level III 11 $157,539
Ingenero Inc Level II 11 $135,197
Linde Inc. Level I 11 $120,000
Lummus Technology LLC Level II 11 $135,000
MODEC AMERICA INC Level II 11 $133,156
QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC. Level I 11 $108,243
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Level IV 11 $188,000
Shell Global Solutions US Inc. Level III 11 $158,600
Shell Information Technology International Inc. Level III 11 $170,000
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. Level II 11 $137,400
SunGas Renewables Inc. Level II 11 $135,000
Sunoco Logistics Partners GP LLC Level I 11 $108,243
Swift Technical Services, LLC Level II 11 $280,000
Tata Consulting Engineers USA, LLC Level II 11 $139,360
Technip Energies USA, Inc. Level I 11 $125,580
Tesla, Inc. Level II 11 $138,569
Venture Global LNG Inc. Level IV 11 $240,000
West Advanced Solutions, LLC Level I 11 $109,000
W.M. Rice University Level I 11 $65,000
W.M. Rice University Level II 11 $67,223
Wood Group USA, Inc. Level IV 11 $182,187
Worley Group, Inc. Level IV 11 $215,592
Lummus Technology LLC Level I 11 $109,699
McDermott, Inc. Level I 11 $136,822
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY not stated 55 $124,363
Occidental Petroleum Corporation not stated 22 $180,000
Worley Group, Inc. not stated 23 $100,388
Yokogawa Corporation of America not stated 22 $122,012
Black & Veatch Corporation not stated 11 $114,208
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company not stated 11 $153,150
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. not stated 11 $105,413
Linde Inc. not stated 11 $144,800

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.