Kfc — 39 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $140k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer II
- Top role · 2 all-time
- KY
- Top state · 24 all-time
Kfc filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 29% from the year before), with a median base salary of $140k and the middle 50% of offers between $128k and $145k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 39 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Senior Software Engineer II in Kentucky.
How much does Kfc 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. $140k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kfc's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | +60% | $141k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −29% | $140k |
| FY2024 | 7 | +17% | $131k |
| FY2023 | 6 | +50% | $125k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −33% | $103k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +50% | $95k |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0% | $105k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $101k |
Which wage levels does Kfc file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 79% of Kfc'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 34 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II20.6%7
- Level III14.7%5
- Level IV64.7%22
What jobs does Kfc 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 Software Engineer II | 2 | $141k |
| Digital Integration Developer | 2 | $105k |
| Manager, Data Science Strategy | 2 | $137k |
| Staff Data Engineer | 2 | $126k |
| Manager, Commercial Planning Calendar and Innovation | 2 | $119k |
| Solution Architect | 2 | $101k |
| Technical Product Owner | 1 | $141k |
| Application Developer | 1 | $95k |
| Associate Manager, Back of House Quality Engineering | 1 | $121k |
| Associate Manager, Product Management | 1 | $119k |
Where does Kfc 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KY | 24 | $120k |
| TX | 8 | $141k |
| KS | 1 | $150k |
| AR | 1 | $137k |
| CA | 1 | $132k |
| CT | 1 | $119k |
| FL | 1 | $94k |
| IL | 1 | $100k |
| OR | 1 | $128k |
What has Kfc filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kfc: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Kfc's H-1B filings
- How much does Kfc pay H-1B workers?
- Kfc's median certified H-1B base salary is $140k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kfc sponsor?
- Kfc has 39 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kfc sponsor for H-1B?
- Kfc's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer II, Digital Integration Developer, Manager, Data Science Strategy, Staff Data Engineer.
- Where does Kfc hire H-1B workers?
- Kfc's top H-1B worksite states are KY, TX, KS, AR.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →