Akorn Operating — 57 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2023)
- 8
- Filings · FY2023
- $97k
- Median base · FY2023
- Validation Engineer II
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NJ
- Top state · 29 all-time
Akorn Operating filed 8 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $97k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $165k. That is 8% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 57 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Validation Engineer II in New Jersey.
How much does Akorn Operating 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. $97k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Akorn Operating's H-1B hiring changed by year?
25 certified filings in FY2021 → 8 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 8 | −67% | $97k |
| FY2022 | 24 | −4% | $97k |
| FY2021 | 25 | — | $91k |
Which wage levels does Akorn Operating file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 25% of Akorn Operating'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 57 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.5%6
- Level II64.9%37
- Level III22.8%13
- Level IV1.8%1
What jobs does Akorn Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Validation Engineer II | 5 | $90k |
| Director, Alliance Management | 4 | $190k |
| Formulation Scientist II | 4 | $91k |
| Sr. Analytical Scientist I | 3 | $102k |
| Validation Engineer I | 3 | $87k |
| Associate Director, Quality Systems and Compliance | 2 | $155k |
| Associate Director, Quality Assurance | 2 | $140k |
| Project Manager | 2 | $107k |
| Sr. Analytical Scientist II | 2 | $98k |
| Analytical Scientist II | 2 | $92k |
Where does Akorn Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | 29 | $95k |
| IL | 24 | $98k |
| NY | 4 | $90k |
What has Akorn Operating filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 57 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Akorn Operating's H-1B filings
- How much does Akorn Operating pay H-1B workers?
- Akorn Operating's median certified H-1B base salary is $97k (FY2023), from 8 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Akorn Operating sponsor?
- Akorn Operating has 57 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2023).
- What jobs does Akorn Operating sponsor for H-1B?
- Akorn Operating's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Validation Engineer II, Director, Alliance Management, Formulation Scientist II, Sr. Analytical Scientist I.
- Where does Akorn Operating hire H-1B workers?
- Akorn Operating's top H-1B worksite states are NJ, IL, NY.
- 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 (FY2021–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →