Mars — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $200k
- Median base · FY2025
- Corporate Development Senior Manager
- Top role · 3 all-time
- VA
- Top state · 8 all-time
Mars filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $200k and the middle 50% of offers between $196k and $210k. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Corporate Development Senior Manager in Virginia.
How much does Mars 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. $200k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Mars's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 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 | −67% | $190k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +200% | $200k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $210k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $190k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $136k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $159k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $111k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −75% | $83k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Mars file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 79% of Mars'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 14 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II21.4%3
- Level III21.4%3
- Level IV57.1%8
What jobs does Mars 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Development Senior Manager | 3 | $190k |
| Senior Food Technologist | 2 | $83k |
| Risk Mitigation Manager | 2 | $80k |
| Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy | 2 | $210k |
| Sr. Manager Corporate Strategy | 1 | $200k |
| Customer Relationship Management Manager | 1 | $100k |
| Gldp Marketing Manager, My M&m's | 1 | $104k |
| Global Consumer Intelligence Sr. Manager | 1 | $159k |
| Market Finance Manager | 1 | $106k |
| Product & Ingredient Innovation Manager | 1 | $111k |
Where does Mars 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VA | 8 | $190k |
| IL | 3 | $187k |
| MD | 3 | $83k |
| NJ | 3 | $104k |
| TN | 1 | $106k |
What has Mars filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Mars: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Corporate Development Senior Manager | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Sr. Manager Corporate Strategy | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Corporate Development Senior Manager | $196,403 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy | $210,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy | $210,000 |
| 2023 | Corporate Development Senior Manager | $190,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Manager Digital Media Performance | $215,000 |
| 2022 | Sr Manager, Digital Media Performance | $135,574 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager, Talent Mobility, Strategy, & Planning | $186,737 |
| 2021 | Global Consumer Intelligence Sr. Manager | $159,249 |
| 2020 | Risk Mitigation Manager | $79,789 |
| 2019 | Risk Mitigation Manager | $79,768 |
| 2018 | Product & Ingredient Innovation Manager | $110,700 |
| 2017 | Senior Food Technologist | $83,354 |
| 2016 | Gldp Marketing Manager, My M&m's | $104,300 |
| 2016 | Customer Relationship Management Manager | $100,400 |
| 2016 | Market Finance Manager | $106,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Food Technologist | $83,354 |
Common questions about Mars's H-1B filings
- How much does Mars pay H-1B workers?
- Mars's median certified H-1B base salary is $200k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Mars sponsor?
- Mars has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Mars sponsor for H-1B?
- Mars's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Corporate Development Senior Manager, Senior Food Technologist, Risk Mitigation Manager, Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy.
- Where does Mars hire H-1B workers?
- Mars's top H-1B worksite states are VA, IL, MD, NJ.
- 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 →