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INSTRUMENT ENGINEER salaries

132 H-1B & PERM records for "INSTRUMENT ENGINEER", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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132

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$95015

Average Salary

$36150

Minimum

$206128

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Motiva Enterprises LLC Technical Authority - Instrument Engineer Houston, TX $206128 H-1B Sep 7, 2022
Valero Energy Corporation Staff Instrument Engineer Benicia, CA $197725 H-1B May 29, 2020
Motiva Enterprises LLC Technical Authority - Instrument Engineer Houston, TX $196200 H-1B Dec 13, 2019
Valero Energy Corporation Staff Instrument Engineer Benicia, CA $190854 Green Card Aug 12, 2021
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. STAFF ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $181145 H-1B Sep 8, 2010
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION STAFF INSTRUMENT ENGINEER BENICIA, CA $172507 H-1B Mar 8, 2017
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION STAFF INSTRUMENT ENGINEER BENICIA, CA $167890 H-1B Feb 22, 2016
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION STAFF INSTRUMENT ENGINEER BENICIA, CA $163000 H-1B Feb 13, 2015
CITGO Petroleum Corporation Project Instrument Engineer CORPUS CHRISTI, TX $160000 H-1B Apr 9, 2024
MCDERMOTT, INC. SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $147648 H-1B Mar 21, 2012
BP AMERICA INC INSTRUMENT ENGINEER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WHITING, IN $145800 H-1B Oct 13, 2014
VALERO ENERGY CORP Senior Instrument Engineer SAN ANTONIO, TX $143167 Green Card May 17, 2019
TECHNIP USA, INC. PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT ENGINEER Houston, TX $139793 H-1B Mar 6, 2019
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER CORPUS CHRISTI, TX $137000 H-1B Nov 1, 2016
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Instrument Engineer, Second Target Station Oak Ridge, TN $136582 H-1B Aug 28, 2023
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARC… PRINCIPAL ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HILO, HI $133643 H-1B Sep 19, 2018
Orbital Engineering, Inc. Instrument Engineer Baton Rouge, LA $127920 H-1B Feb 8, 2022
Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $127130 H-1B Apr 29, 2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Instrument Engineer, Second Target Station Oak Ridge, TN $125000 H-1B Nov 23, 2020
BP AMERICA INC INSTRUMENT ENGINEER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WHITING, IN $125000 - $145000 H-1B Oct 6, 2014
Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $122967 H-1B Apr 2, 2024
HK Engineering, LLC Instrument Engineer Baton Rouge, LA $122075 Green Card Jun 25, 2021
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS CHIEF INSTRUMENT ENGINEER POINT COMFORT, TX $121000 H-1B Mar 6, 2016
Linde Engineering North America, LLC Senior Instrument Engineer Canton, GA $120000 H-1B Mar 3, 2020
Linde Engineering North America, LLC Senior Instrument Engineer Canton, GA $120000 H-1B Mar 3, 2020
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN … INSTRUMENT ENGINEER KAMUELA, HI $120000 H-1B Jul 8, 2020
TECHNIP USA, INC. PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT ENGINEER CLAREMONT, CA $120000 H-1B Feb 5, 2014
AMEC PARAGON, INC. INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $117500 H-1B Mar 11, 2010
MCDERMOTT, INC. SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $116363 H-1B Mar 21, 2012
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER CORPUS CHRISTI, TX $114450 H-1B Aug 28, 2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER POINT COMFORT, TX $111000 H-1B Mar 5, 2016
SANTOS GLNG CORP FIELD INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $110000 - $150000 E-3 Nov 20, 2012
SANTOS GLNG CORP FIELD INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $110000 - $150000 E-3 Dec 16, 2012
H&K Engineering, LLC Instrument Engineer Baton Rouge, LA $109304 H-1B May 26, 2020
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER CORPUS CHRISTI, TX $109000 H-1B May 2, 2012
SEMPRA LNG AND MIDSTREAM LLC PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HACKBERRY, LA $108680 - $149500 H-1B Mar 5, 2019
TRAFIGURA AG Instrument Engineer for Process Control HOUSTON, TX $108035 Green Card Sep 22, 2014
Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $107245 H-1B Jul 30, 2021
Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $107245 H-1B Aug 13, 2021
LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA, INC. SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER Canton, GA $106288 - $130000 H-1B Mar 22, 2019
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS SENIOR INSTRUMENT ENGINEER POINT COMFORT, TX $106000 H-1B Mar 5, 2016
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $104885 Green Card Jul 12, 2022
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING SPECIALIST HOUSTON, TX $102107 - $134736 H-1B Mar 29, 2011
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION TEXAS INSTRUMENT ENGINEER Point Comfort, TX $101950 H-1B Mar 21, 2019
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS Instrument Engineer Point Comfort, TX $100636 Green Card May 16, 2023
VENTECH ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL LLC INSTRUMENT ENGINEER PASADENA, TX $99840 H-1B Apr 23, 2012
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc. INSTRUMENT ENGINEER - MEASUREMENT AND EMISSIONS GRANITEVILLE, SC $98325 H-1B Jun 12, 2026
GULF INTERSTATE ENGINEERING COMPANY INSTRUMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $95499 H-1B Mar 21, 2011
Worley Group, Inc. Project Coordinator II - Instrument Engineering Houston, TX $95306 Green Card Jul 3, 2019
Cook MyoSite Incorporated Instrument Engineer II Pittsburgh, PA $95181 H-1B Jul 14, 2025
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