Kite Pharma — 369 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 52
- Filings · FY2025
- $127k
- Median base · FY2025
- Manager, Statistical Programming
- Top role · 13 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 275 all-time
Kite Pharma filed 52 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 11% from the year before), with a median base salary of $127k and the middle 50% of offers between $101k and $151k. That is 7% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 369 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Manager, Statistical Programming in California.
How much does Kite Pharma 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. $127k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kite Pharma's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 32 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 32 | −38% | $138k |
| FY2025 | 52 | +11% | $127k |
| FY2024 | 47 | −13% | $128k |
| FY2023 | 54 | −8% | $126k |
| FY2022 | 59 | +11% | $111k |
| FY2021 | 53 | +39% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 38 | +41% | $98k |
| FY2019 | 27 | +440% | $84k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +150% | $123k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $75k |
Which wage levels does Kite Pharma file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 69% of Kite Pharma'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 295 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.4%10
- Level II27.5%81
- Level III29.8%88
- Level IV39.3%116
What jobs does Kite Pharma 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manager, Statistical Programming | 13 | $93k |
| Research Scientist, Cell Biology | 11 | $109k |
| Cell Therapy Specialist I | 11 | $49k |
| Sr. Research Associate I, Cell Biology | 10 | $92k |
| Manager, IT | 9 | $162k |
| Sr. Manager, Statistical Programming | 8 | $133k |
| Sr. Research Scientist I, Process Development | 7 | $119k |
| Associate Scientist, Cell Biology | 7 | $111k |
| Associate Director, Supply Chain | 6 | $146k |
| Research Associate, Cell Biology | 6 | $81k |
Where does Kite Pharma 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 275 | $115k |
| MD | 38 | $119k |
| NC | 27 | $138k |
| PA | 9 | $129k |
| NJ | 8 | $132k |
| MA | 2 | $140k |
| KS | 2 | $119k |
| FL | 2 | $149k |
| DE | 2 | $138k |
| TX | 2 | $165k |
What has Kite Pharma filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 369 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Kite Pharma's H-1B filings
- How much does Kite Pharma pay H-1B workers?
- Kite Pharma's median certified H-1B base salary is $127k (FY2025), from 52 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kite Pharma sponsor?
- Kite Pharma has 369 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kite Pharma sponsor for H-1B?
- Kite Pharma's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Manager, Statistical Programming, Research Scientist, Cell Biology, Cell Therapy Specialist I, Sr. Research Associate I, Cell Biology.
- Where does Kite Pharma hire H-1B workers?
- Kite Pharma's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MD, NC, PA.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →