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Lead / Director Chemical Engineers salary in Texas

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Texas OES distribution for Chemical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$200,000
Across 11 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Chemical Engineers in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $200,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent11$200,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Chemical Engineers in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Novetus Engineering, LLCChemical/Project Engineer2$305,760
Kiewit Energy Group, Inc.Senior Process Engineer1$198,172
SEMPRA CORPORATION DBA SEMPRA SERVICES CORPORATIONLNG Principal Engineer “ Process1$182,187
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering CompanyProcess Development Engineer1$189,640
Prismecs Personnel, LLCProcess Engineer1$200,000
Technip Energies USA, Inc.Supervising Engineer Process1$203,341
Biogas EngineeringDirector of Engineering1$181,501
Lummus Technology LLCSr. PPL Process Engineer1$195,832
California Bioenergy LLCDirector of Research Engineering, Development, & Deployment1$235,680
Chemicals IncorporatedEngineer1$210,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Senior Process Engineer at Kiewit Energy Group, Inc.
    $198,172
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-283223
  • LNG Principal Engineer “ Process at SEMPRA CORPORATION DBA SEMPRA SERVICES CORPORATION
    $182,187
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Aug 29, 2025I-203-25234-261707
  • Process Development Engineer at ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    $189,640
    BaytownWage Level IVDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-203067
  • Process Engineer at Prismecs Personnel, LLC
    $200,000
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided May 30, 2025I-203-25142-007045
  • Supervising Engineer Process at Technip Energies USA, Inc.
    $203,341
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Apr 9, 2025I-200-25092-822358
  • Chemical/Project Engineer at Novetus Engineering, LLC
    $305,760
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Mar 27, 2025I-203-25079-791181
  • Chemical/Project Engineer at Novetus Engineering, LLC
    $305,760
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-203-25071-768262
  • Director of Engineering at Biogas Engineering
    $181,501
    PflugervilleWage Level IVDecided Mar 7, 2025I-200-25059-734641

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.