Kia Georgia — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2022–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $79k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Manager, Assembly QC
- Top role · 2 all-time
- GA
- Top state · 21 all-time
Kia Georgia filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $79k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $88k. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2022, most often for Assistant Manager, Assembly QC in Georgia.
How much does Kia Georgia 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. $79k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kia Georgia's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2022 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −20% | $88k |
| FY2025 | 5 | 0% | $79k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +25% | $106k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +33% | $69k |
| FY2022 | 3 | — | $86k |
Which wage levels does Kia Georgia file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 48% of Kia Georgia'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I23.8%5
- Level II28.6%6
- Level III9.5%2
- Level IV38.1%8
What jobs does Kia Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Manager, Assembly QC | 2 | $110k |
| Specialist, Procurement | 2 | $68k |
| Assembly QC Engineering Specialist (Interior) | 2 | $86k |
| Program Manager, Assembly QC | 2 | $103k |
| Quality Improvement Engineer | 2 | $88k |
| Specialist, General Purchasing | 2 | $35k |
| Engineering Specialist, Production Control | 2 | $79k |
| Program Manager, Human Resources | 1 | $122k |
| Assembly Quality Control Specialist | 1 | $106k |
| Assistant Manager, Paint | 1 | $106k |
Where does Kia Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GA | 21 | $86k |
What has Kia Georgia filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kia Georgia: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assistant Manager, Assembly QC | $110,032 |
| 2026 | Assistant Manager, Assembly QC | $110,032 |
| 2026 | Quality Improvement Engineer | $87,568 |
| 2026 | Quality Improvement Engineer | $87,568 |
| 2025 | Program Manager, Assembly QC | $110,032 |
| 2025 | Engineering Specialist, Production Control | $87,568 |
| 2025 | Specialist, General Purchasing | $70,179 |
| 2025 | Body Quality Engineer | $78,582 |
| 2025 | Production Planning Specialist II | $64,750 |
| 2024 | Assistant Manager, Paint | $105,789 |
| 2024 | Assembly Quality Control Specialist | $106,246 |
| 2024 | Specialist, Procurement | $76,565 |
| 2024 | Specialist, Procurement | $68,390 |
| 2024 | Program Manager, Human Resources | $121,888 |
| 2023 | Program Manager, Assembly QC | $103,376 |
| 2023 | Engineering Specialist Body QC | $68,702 |
| 2023 | Auto Body Quality Control Engineer | $68,702 |
| 2023 | Engineering Specialist, Production Control | $78,686 |
| 2022 | Assembly QC Engineering Specialist (Interior) | $85,883 |
| 2022 | Assembly QC Engineering Specialist (Interior) | $85,883 |
| 2022 | Specialist, General Purchasing | $34,986 |
Common questions about Kia Georgia's H-1B filings
- How much does Kia Georgia pay H-1B workers?
- Kia Georgia's median certified H-1B base salary is $79k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kia Georgia sponsor?
- Kia Georgia has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kia Georgia sponsor for H-1B?
- Kia Georgia's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Manager, Assembly QC, Specialist, Procurement, Assembly QC Engineering Specialist (Interior), Program Manager, Assembly QC.
- Where does Kia Georgia hire H-1B workers?
- Kia Georgia's top H-1B worksite states are GA.
- 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 (FY2022–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →