Covance Laboratories — 53 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 8
- Filings · FY2021
- $78k
- Median base · FY2021
- Staff Scientist I
- Top role · 5 all-time
- WI
- Top state · 21 all-time
Covance Laboratories filed 8 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 167% from the year before), with a median base salary of $78k and the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $88k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 53 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Scientist I in Wisconsin.
How much does Covance Laboratories 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. $78k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Covance Laboratories's H-1B hiring changed by year?
12 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 8 | +167% | $78k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −40% | $86k |
| FY2019 | 5 | −74% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 19 | +217% | $72k |
| FY2017 | 6 | −50% | $78k |
| FY2016 | 12 | — | $57k |
Which wage levels does Covance Laboratories file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of Covance Laboratories'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 41 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II29.3%12
- Level III29.3%12
- Level IV41.5%17
What jobs does Covance Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Scientist I | 5 | $68k |
| Staff Scientist I Pk | 5 | $78k |
| Research Associate II | 4 | $57k |
| Bioanalytical Lead Scientist | 3 | $78k |
| Staff Scientist I Bioa | 3 | $69k |
| Senior Research Associate | 3 | $69k |
| Staff Scientist II | 2 | $81k |
| Study Director | 2 | $73k |
| Project Manager | 2 | $87k |
| Global Expansion Chemist I | 2 | $48k |
Where does Covance Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WI | 21 | $78k |
| UT | 12 | $67k |
| IN | 9 | $72k |
| NY | 5 | $46k |
| NJ | 2 | $51k |
| VA | 2 | $86k |
| CA | 2 | $48k |
What has Covance Laboratories filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 53 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Covance Laboratories's H-1B filings
- How much does Covance Laboratories pay H-1B workers?
- Covance Laboratories's median certified H-1B base salary is $78k (FY2021), from 8 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Covance Laboratories sponsor?
- Covance Laboratories has 53 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Covance Laboratories sponsor for H-1B?
- Covance Laboratories's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Scientist I, Staff Scientist I Pk, Research Associate II, Bioanalytical Lead Scientist.
- Where does Covance Laboratories hire H-1B workers?
- Covance Laboratories's top H-1B worksite states are WI, UT, IN, 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 (FY2016–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →