Buhler — 17 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $88k
- Median base · FY2025
- Field Service Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- NC
- Top state · 9 all-time
Buhler filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $88k and the middle 50% of offers between $88k and $111k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 17 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Field Service Engineer in North Carolina.
How much does Buhler 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. $88k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Buhler's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | +100% | $90k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $88k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $81k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $80k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $54k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −33% | $71k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $75k |
Which wage levels does Buhler file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 30% of Buhler'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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II70.0%7
- Level III30.0%3
What jobs does Buhler 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Field Service Engineer | 2 | $54k |
| Account Manager, Photonics | 2 | $96k |
| Project Engineer | 2 | $71k |
| Reg. Sales Mgr. Prec. Optics & Optoelectr. Coating Syst. Na | 1 | $71k |
| Application Engineer | 1 | $130k |
| Automation Software Super User Wincos | 1 | $80k |
| Lead Project Engineer | 1 | $88k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 1 | $81k |
| Project Manager | 1 | $92k |
| Quality & EHS Manager | 1 | $111k |
Where does Buhler 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC | 9 | $88k |
| MN | 7 | $83k |
| CA | 1 | $140k |
What has Buhler filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Buhler: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lead Project Engineer | $87,506 |
| 2026 | Account Manager, Photonics | $140,000 |
| 2026 | Application Engineer | $130,479 |
| 2026 | R&d Mechanical Design Engineer | $89,598 |
| 2025 | Senior Field Service Engineer | $88,088 |
| 2025 | Quality & EHS Manager | $110,843 |
| 2024 | Mechanical Design Engineer | $81,432 |
| 2023 | R&d Mechanical Project Engineer | $93,050 |
| 2023 | Project Manager | $91,811 |
| 2020 | Project Engineer | $79,552 |
| 2020 | Account Manager, Photonics | $95,638 |
| 2019 | Field Service Engineer | $54,105 |
| 2017 | Project Engineer | $71,490 |
| 2017 | Senior Project Engineer | $83,138 |
| 2016 | Reg. Sales Mgr. Prec. Optics & Optoelectr. Coating Syst. Na | $71,300 |
| 2016 | Field Service Engineer | $75,277 |
| 2016 | Automation Software Super User Wincos | $80,000 |
Common questions about Buhler's H-1B filings
- How much does Buhler pay H-1B workers?
- Buhler's median certified H-1B base salary is $88k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Buhler sponsor?
- Buhler has 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Buhler sponsor for H-1B?
- Buhler's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Field Service Engineer, Account Manager, Photonics, Project Engineer, Reg. Sales Mgr. Prec. Optics & Optoelectr. Coating Syst. Na.
- Where does Buhler hire H-1B workers?
- Buhler's top H-1B worksite states are NC, MN, CA.
- 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 →