Guardian Industries — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2024
- $85k
- Median base · FY2024
- Regional Materials Analyst
- Top role · 2 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 10 all-time
Guardian Industries filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $85k and the middle 50% of offers between $85k and $100k. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Regional Materials Analyst in Michigan.
How much does Guardian Industries 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. $85k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Guardian Industries's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $100k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $85k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $144k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +200% | $88k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −50% | $87k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $87k |
Which wage levels does Guardian Industries file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 27% of Guardian Industries'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 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.1%1
- Level II63.6%7
- Level III9.1%1
- Level IV18.2%2
What jobs does Guardian Industries 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Materials Analyst | 2 | $83k |
| Senior Supply Chain Analyst | 2 | $87k |
| Hot End Process Engineer | 1 | $70k |
| Coater 2 Process Engineer - Kbgfjg186659-4 | 1 | $100k |
| Coater Process Engineer - Kbgfjg186659-2 | 1 | $90k |
| Director of Process and Systems | 1 | $144k |
| Process Engineer (Hot End) - Kbgfjg107143-2 | 1 | $80k |
| Quality Engineer - Kbgfjg262466-1 | 1 | $85k |
| Quality Engineer - Kbgfjg262466-3 | 1 | $100k |
| Regional Support Lead | 1 | $95k |
Where does Guardian Industries 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 | 10 | $88k |
| CA | 2 | $70k |
| SC | 1 | $95k |
What has Guardian Industries filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Guardian Industries: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Quality Engineer - Kbgfjg262466-3 | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Coater 2 Process Engineer - Kbgfjg186659-4 | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Quality Engineer - Kbgfjg262466-1 | $85,000 |
| 2023 | Coater Process Engineer - Kbgfjg186659-2 | $90,000 |
| 2021 | Process Engineer (Hot End) - Kbgfjg107143-2 | $80,111 |
| 2020 | Hot End Process Engineer | $70,000 |
| 2019 | Director of Process and Systems | $144,269 |
| 2018 | Regional Support Lead | $94,973 |
| 2018 | Regional Materials Analyst | $82,930 |
| 2018 | Regional Materials Analyst | $88,192 |
| 2017 | Senior Supply Chain Analyst | $86,840 |
| 2016 | Senior Programmer Analyst | $95,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Supply Chain Analyst | $86,840 |
Common questions about Guardian Industries's H-1B filings
- How much does Guardian Industries pay H-1B workers?
- Guardian Industries's median certified H-1B base salary is $85k (FY2024), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Guardian Industries sponsor?
- Guardian Industries has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Guardian Industries sponsor for H-1B?
- Guardian Industries's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Regional Materials Analyst, Senior Supply Chain Analyst, Hot End Process Engineer, Coater 2 Process Engineer - Kbgfjg186659-4.
- Where does Guardian Industries hire H-1B workers?
- Guardian Industries's top H-1B worksite states are MI, CA, 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 →