Monsanto — 411 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 11
- Filings · FY2021
- $115k
- Median base · FY2021
- Data Scientist
- Top role · 26 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 346 all-time
Monsanto filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 84% from the year before), with a median base salary of $115k and the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $122k. That is 2% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 411 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Data Scientist in Missouri.
How much does Monsanto 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. $115k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Monsanto's H-1B hiring changed by year?
76 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 11 | −84% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 68 | +21% | $108k |
| FY2019 | 56 | −46% | $100k |
| FY2018 | 104 | +8% | $104k |
| FY2017 | 96 | +26% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 76 | — | $91k |
Which wage levels does Monsanto file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 65% of Monsanto'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 329 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.1%20
- Level II29.2%96
- Level III41.3%136
- Level IV23.4%77
What jobs does Monsanto 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 26 | $112k |
| Data Engineer | 8 | $100k |
| Software Developer | 8 | $108k |
| Research Associate | 8 | $73k |
| Bioinformatics Scientist | 7 | $98k |
| Technology Development Representative | 6 | $83k |
| Software Engineer | 5 | $92k |
| Data Scientist - Operations Research | 5 | $95k |
| Senior Software Developer | 5 | $130k |
| Development Manager | 4 | $110k |
Where does Monsanto 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MO | 346 | $102k |
| CA | 16 | $82k |
| LA | 10 | $83k |
| IA | 9 | $89k |
| NY | 4 | $87k |
| HI | 3 | $61k |
| IL | 3 | $96k |
| NM | 3 | $91k |
| TX | 2 | $107k |
| IN | 2 | $56k |
What has Monsanto filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 411 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Monsanto's H-1B filings
- How much does Monsanto pay H-1B workers?
- Monsanto's median certified H-1B base salary is $115k (FY2021), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Monsanto sponsor?
- Monsanto has 411 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Monsanto sponsor for H-1B?
- Monsanto's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Software Developer, Research Associate.
- Where does Monsanto hire H-1B workers?
- Monsanto's top H-1B worksite states are MO, CA, LA, IA.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →