Dow Silicones — 52 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $125k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Research Specialist
- Top role · 29 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 50 all-time
Dow Silicones filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $125k and the middle 50% of offers between $119k and $154k. That is 19% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 52 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Senior Research Specialist in Michigan.
How much does Dow Silicones 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. $125k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Dow Silicones's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2019 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −33% | $99k |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0% | $125k |
| FY2024 | 6 | −33% | $111k |
| FY2023 | 9 | 0% | $108k |
| FY2022 | 9 | +50% | $117k |
| FY2021 | 6 | −40% | $109k |
| FY2020 | 10 | +400% | $98k |
| FY2019 | 2 | — | $82k |
Which wage levels does Dow Silicones file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 90% of Dow Silicones'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 52 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.8%3
- Level II3.8%2
- Level III78.8%41
- Level IV11.5%6
What jobs does Dow Silicones 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 Research Specialist | 29 | $111k |
| Senior R&d Engineering Specialist | 4 | $98k |
| Sr. Research Specialist | 3 | $117k |
| Associate Research Scientist | 3 | $109k |
| Technical Service and Development Scientist | 2 | $101k |
| Otc Regional Manager | 2 | $154k |
| Sr. Engineer | 2 | $82k |
| Senior Chemist | 1 | $120k |
| Associate R&d/Ts&d Director | 1 | $177k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $95k |
Where does Dow Silicones 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MI | 50 | $110k |
| KY | 2 | $107k |
What has Dow Silicones filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 52 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Dow Silicones's H-1B filings
- How much does Dow Silicones pay H-1B workers?
- Dow Silicones's median certified H-1B base salary is $125k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Dow Silicones sponsor?
- Dow Silicones has 52 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Dow Silicones sponsor for H-1B?
- Dow Silicones's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Research Specialist, Senior R&d Engineering Specialist, Sr. Research Specialist, Associate Research Scientist.
- Where does Dow Silicones hire H-1B workers?
- Dow Silicones's top H-1B worksite states are MI, KY.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →