Fraunhofer USA — 55 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $68k
- Median base · FY2025
- Project Engineer
- Top role · 9 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 17 all-time
Fraunhofer USA filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $68k and the middle 50% of offers between $68k and $116k. That is 15% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 55 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Project Engineer in Michigan.
How much does Fraunhofer USA 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. $68k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Fraunhofer USA's H-1B hiring changed by year?
8 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 | +50% | $88k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $68k |
| FY2024 | 4 | +33% | $100k |
| FY2023 | 3 | 0% | $85k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −62% | $89k |
| FY2021 | 8 | +167% | $85k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −57% | $76k |
| FY2019 | 7 | −30% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 10 | +150% | $67k |
| FY2017 | 4 | −50% | $50k |
| FY2016 | 8 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Fraunhofer USA file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of Fraunhofer USA'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 45 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I48.9%22
- Level II17.8%8
- Level III13.3%6
- Level IV20.0%9
What jobs does Fraunhofer USA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project Engineer | 9 | $56k |
| Research Scientist (R & D) | 6 | $68k |
| Research Data Scientist | 5 | $100k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 4 | $147k |
| Computer Research Scientist | 3 | $89k |
| Research Assistant | 2 | $39k |
| Biomedical Engineer | 2 | $55k |
| Research Scientist--Developer Software Systems | 2 | $67k |
| Senior Project Engineer | 2 | $59k |
| Project Scientist | 1 | $105k |
Where does Fraunhofer USA 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 | 17 | $62k |
| MD | 17 | $85k |
| MA | 11 | $80k |
| SC | 4 | $147k |
| DE | 3 | $45k |
| CO | 2 | $89k |
| CA | 1 | $111k |
What has Fraunhofer USA filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 55 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Fraunhofer USA's H-1B filings
- How much does Fraunhofer USA pay H-1B workers?
- Fraunhofer USA's median certified H-1B base salary is $68k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Fraunhofer USA sponsor?
- Fraunhofer USA has 55 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Fraunhofer USA sponsor for H-1B?
- Fraunhofer USA's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Project Engineer, Research Scientist (R & D), Research Data Scientist, Senior Research Scientist.
- Where does Fraunhofer USA hire H-1B workers?
- Fraunhofer USA's top H-1B worksite states are MI, MD, MA, SC.
- 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 →