Chemicals — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $110k
- Median base · FY2025
- Engineer
- Top role · 11 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 22 all-time
Chemicals filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $110k and the middle 50% of offers between $91k and $210k. That is 46% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Engineer in Texas.
How much does Chemicals 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. $110k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chemicals's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | 0% | $170k |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0% | $110k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $121k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −50% | $173k |
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $85k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $150k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $135k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −50% | $63k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −60% | $75k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $90k |
Which wage levels does Chemicals file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 35% of Chemicals'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 I35.3%6
- Level II29.4%5
- Level III11.8%2
- Level IV23.5%4
What jobs does Chemicals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 11 | $135k |
| Chemist | 2 | $63k |
| Process Engineer | 2 | $75k |
| Supply Chain Analyst | 2 | $153k |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1 | $52k |
| Chemical Analyst | 1 | $90k |
| Chemical Engineer | 1 | $121k |
| Chemical Engineer (Shift Engineer) | 1 | $110k |
| Operations Research Analyst | 1 | $52k |
Where does Chemicals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 22 | $90k |
What has Chemicals filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Chemicals: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Supply Chain Analyst | $170,000 |
| 2026 | Supply Chain Analyst | $153,000 |
| 2026 | Engineer | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Chemical Engineer (Shift Engineer) | $110,000 |
| 2025 | Engineer | $210,000 |
| 2025 | Process Engineer | $91,000 |
| 2023 | Chemical Engineer | $120,750 |
| 2023 | Engineer | $181,125 |
| 2023 | Process Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2022 | Engineer | $172,500 |
| 2021 | Chemist | $85,000 |
| 2021 | Chemical Analyst | $90,000 |
| 2020 | Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2019 | Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2018 | Chemist | $63,000 |
| 2017 | Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2017 | Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2016 | Operations Research Analysts | $52,042 |
| 2016 | Operations Research Analyst | $52,042 |
Common questions about Chemicals's H-1B filings
- How much does Chemicals pay H-1B workers?
- Chemicals's median certified H-1B base salary is $110k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Chemicals sponsor?
- Chemicals has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Chemicals sponsor for H-1B?
- Chemicals's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer, Chemist, Process Engineer, Supply Chain Analyst.
- Where does Chemicals hire H-1B workers?
- Chemicals's top H-1B worksite states are 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 →