Cargill — 255 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 20
- Filings · FY2025
- $119k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Data Scientist
- Top role · 14 all-time
- MN
- Top state · 170 all-time
Cargill filed 20 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 20% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $114k and $130k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 255 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Data Scientist in Minnesota.
How much does Cargill 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. $119k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cargill's H-1B hiring changed by year?
10 certified filings in FY2016 → 12 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12 | −40% | $124k |
| FY2025 | 20 | −20% | $119k |
| FY2024 | 25 | −7% | $117k |
| FY2023 | 27 | −7% | $128k |
| FY2022 | 29 | +12% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 26 | −35% | $93k |
| FY2020 | 40 | +100% | $110k |
| FY2019 | 20 | −29% | $106k |
| FY2018 | 28 | +56% | $93k |
| FY2017 | 18 | +80% | $87k |
| FY2016 | 10 | — | $93k |
Which wage levels does Cargill file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 79% of Cargill'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 228 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.4%10
- Level II16.7%38
- Level III28.1%64
- Level IV50.9%116
What jobs does Cargill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Data Scientist | 14 | $120k |
| Data Scientist | 9 | $96k |
| Corporate Strategy Associate | 8 | $121k |
| Corporate Development Associate | 5 | $120k |
| Corporate Strategy Manager | 4 | $163k |
| Corporate Development Associate (Csd) | 4 | $107k |
| Swine Nutritionist | 3 | $90k |
| Senior Research Engineer | 3 | $111k |
| Application Architect | 3 | $95k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $95k |
Where does Cargill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MN | 170 | $110k |
| FL | 11 | $112k |
| OH | 11 | $90k |
| KS | 8 | $69k |
| CA | 6 | $158k |
| IA | 5 | $85k |
| NC | 5 | $129k |
| WI | 4 | $86k |
| NY | 4 | $158k |
| WA | 4 | $108k |
What has Cargill filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 255 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cargill's H-1B filings
- How much does Cargill pay H-1B workers?
- Cargill's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2025), from 20 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cargill sponsor?
- Cargill has 255 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cargill sponsor for H-1B?
- Cargill's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Data Scientist, Data Scientist, Corporate Strategy Associate, Corporate Development Associate.
- Where does Cargill hire H-1B workers?
- Cargill's top H-1B worksite states are MN, FL, OH, KS.
- 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 →