Afton Chemical — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2024
- $99k
- Median base · FY2024
- Procurement Engineering Specialist
- Top role · 4 all-time
- VA
- Top state · 19 all-time
Afton Chemical filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $99k and the middle 50% of offers between $99k and $100k. That is 10% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Procurement Engineering Specialist in Virginia.
How much does Afton Chemical pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $99k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Afton Chemical's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $90k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $99k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0% | $84k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $83k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −50% | $73k |
| FY2017 | 4 | +100% | $106k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $83k |
Which wage levels does Afton Chemical file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 41% of Afton Chemical's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II58.8%10
- Level III35.3%6
- Level IV5.9%1
What jobs does Afton Chemical sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement Engineering Specialist | 4 | $84k |
| Senior R&d Scientist | 2 | $95k |
| Senior R&d Engineer | 2 | $80k |
| R&d Chemist | 1 | $88k |
| R&d Engineer | 1 | $73k |
| R&d Group Leader - Process Development | 1 | $136k |
| Senior R&d Chemist | 1 | $96k |
| Senior R&d Engineering Specialist | 1 | $100k |
| Senior Research & Development Engineer | 1 | $106k |
| Sr. R&d Chemist | 1 | $90k |
Where does Afton Chemical hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| VA | 19 | $90k |
| TX | 1 | $115k |
What has Afton Chemical filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Afton Chemical: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sr. R&d Chemist | $90,000 |
| 2024 | Procurement Engineering Specialist | $99,200 |
| 2024 | Senior R&d Engineering Specialist | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Procurement Engineering Specialist | $89,900 |
| 2022 | Procurement Engineering Specialist | $84,000 |
| 2022 | Procurement Engineering Specialist | $84,000 |
| 2021 | Senior R&d Chemist | $95,597 |
| 2021 | Test Engineer | $82,896 |
| 2020 | Senior R&d Scientist | $95,035 |
| 2020 | Sr. R&d Engineer | $85,010 |
| 2019 | Customer Technical Service (Cts) Supervisor | $94,203 |
| 2019 | Senior R&d Engineer | $79,955 |
| 2018 | R&d Engineer | $73,092 |
| 2018 | R&d Chemist | $88,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Research & Development Engineer | $105,500 |
| 2017 | E&i Reliability Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2017 | Senior R&d Scientist | $122,600 |
| 2017 | Senior R&d Engineer | $87,000 |
| 2016 | Customer Technical Service Specialist Engineer- Engine Oils | $83,000 |
| 2016 | R&d Group Leader - Process Development | $135,800 |
Common questions about Afton Chemical's H-1B filings
- How much does Afton Chemical pay H-1B workers?
- Afton Chemical's median certified H-1B base salary is $99k (FY2024), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Afton Chemical sponsor?
- Afton Chemical has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Afton Chemical sponsor for H-1B?
- Afton Chemical's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Procurement Engineering Specialist, Senior R&d Scientist, Senior R&d Engineer, R&d Chemist.
- Where does Afton Chemical hire H-1B workers?
- Afton Chemical's top H-1B worksite states are VA, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →