Employer profile
3M
320 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
17
FY2025 median
$142k
Top role
Senior Research Engineer
40 filings · all-time
Top state
MN
223 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How 3M pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How 3M hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1▼ 94% | $183k |
| FY2025 | 17▼ 26% | $142k |
| FY2024 | 23▼ 12% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 26▼ 49% | $131k |
| FY2022 | 51▲ 42% | $116k |
| FY2021 | 36▲ 16% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 310% | $111k |
| FY2019 | 31▼ 9% | $104k |
| FY2018 | 34▲ 31% | $104k |
| FY2017 | 26▼ 41% | $101k |
| FY2016 | 44— | $98k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
4815%
Lvl I
52%
Lvl II
9931%
Lvl III
8226%
Lvl IV
8627%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Engineer | 40 | $109k |
| Research Specialist | 18 | $130k |
| Senior Product Development Engineer | 15 | $106k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 13 | $113k |
| Data Scientist | 13 | $125k |
| Product Development Engineer | 11 | $97k |
| Product Development Specialist | 10 | $128k |
| Senior Research Chemist | 8 | $106k |
| Senior Predictive Engineer | 7 | $98k |
| Software Engineer | 5 | $77k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| MN | 223 | $114k |
| TX | 39 | $119k |
| PA | 20 | $85k |
| NC | 8 | $93k |
| GA | 5 | $90k |
| IL | 5 | $178k |
| CT | 4 | $109k |
| UT | 3 | $155k |
| WA | 3 | $94k |
| CA | 2 | $96k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does 3M pay H-1B workers?
- 3M's median certified H-1B base salary is $142k (FY2025), from 17 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does 3M sponsor?
- 3M has 320 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does 3M sponsor for H-1B?
- 3M's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Research Engineer, Research Specialist, Senior Product Development Engineer, Senior Research Scientist.
- Where does 3M hire H-1B workers?
- 3M's top H-1B worksite states are MN, TX, PA, NC.
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