Nestle R D Center — 57 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

9
Filings · FY2025
$102k
Median base · FY2025
Scientist
Top role · 6 all-time
OH
Top state · 47 all-time
FY

Nestle R D Center filed 9 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $102k and the middle 50% of offers between $80k and $113k. That is 12% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 57 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Scientist in Ohio.

How much does Nestle R D Center 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. $102k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

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How has Nestle R D Center's H-1B hiring changed by year?

3 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Nestle R D Center certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY20262−78%$124k
FY20259+200%$102k
FY20243−40%$116k
FY20235+400%$92k
FY20221−67%$90k
FY20213−70%$70k
FY202010−23%$85k
FY201913+160%$90k
FY20185+67%$70k
FY201730%$55k
FY20163—$67k

Which wage levels does Nestle R D Center file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 77% of Nestle R D Center'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 53 filings with a wage level · all years

15%
40%
38%
  • Level I7.5%4
  • Level II15.1%8
  • Level III39.6%21
  • Level IV37.7%20

What jobs does Nestle R D Center sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Nestle R D Center most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Scientist6$85k
Sr Specialist Tech Product Dev3$115k
Senior Specialist3$110k
Project Manager3$73k
Associate Technologist2$75k
Sensory Specialist2$37k
Specialist2$49k
Associate Scientist II2$67k
Innovation & Renovation Manager1$165k
Manager Project Engineering1$116k

Where does Nestle R D Center hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

147Certified filings (log scale)
Nestle R D Center H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
OH47$85k
CA9$100k
VA1$159k

What has Nestle R D Center filed recently?

The 50 most recent of 57 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Nestle R D Center recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Sr Specialist Product Regulatory Affairs$130,000
2026Sr Specialist Tech Product Dev$124,168
2025Principal Engineer R&d$158,891
2025Manager R&d Engineering$112,500
2025Scientist$85,000
2025Manufacturing Quality Manager$112,500
2025Specialist, Technical Product Development$80,036
2025Associate Sensory Panel Testing$70,000
2025Sr Specialist Tech Product Dev$112,901
2025Specialist Sensory Panel Testing$75,000
2025Sr Specialist, Tech Product Development$102,363
2024Senior Manufacturing Expert$148,000
2024Scientist$75,560
2024Manager Project Engineering$116,325
2023Scientist$92,040
2023Scientist$92,040
2023Sr Specialist Tech Product Dev$115,000
2023Associate Scientist$84,698
2023Scientist$102,835
2022Consumer Sensory Insights Specialist$90,000
2021Associate Specialist, Sensory Panel$65,000
2021Senior Specialist Engineer$124,149
2021Associate Specialist, Food Science Alternative Proteins$70,000
2020Senior Specialist$90,000
2020Specialist - Flavor Science$90,000
2020Associate Specialist - Food Science/Alternative Proteins$65,000
2020Vegetarian Product Development Specialist$96,949
2020Associate Technologist$75,000
2020Associate Specialist - Food Science Alternative Proteins$75,000
2020Senior Engineer$115,000
2020Senior Specialist$110,000
2020Project Manager$73,000
2020Consumer Insights Sensory Specialist$85,000
2019Research Flavor Scientist$90,000
2019Specialist$49,000
2019Project Manager$130,000
2019Associate Product Development Scientist$70,000
2019Associate Technologist$75,000
2019Innovation & Renovation Manager$165,000
2019Consumer Sensory Insight Manager$115,000
2019Senior Product Developer$90,000
2019Project Manager$65,000
2019Sr. Specialist$105,000
2019Senior Specialist$130,000
2019Specialist$70,000
2019Scientist$70,000
2018Associate Development Specialist II$68,000
2018Associate Scientist II$68,000
2018Senior Process Engineer$101,000
2018Senior Development Specialist$80,000

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Common questions about Nestle R D Center's H-1B filings

How much does Nestle R D Center pay H-1B workers?
Nestle R D Center's median certified H-1B base salary is $102k (FY2025), from 9 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Nestle R D Center sponsor?
Nestle R D Center has 57 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Nestle R D Center sponsor for H-1B?
Nestle R D Center's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientist, Sr Specialist Tech Product Dev, Senior Specialist, Project Manager.
Where does Nestle R D Center hire H-1B workers?
Nestle R D Center's top H-1B worksite states are OH, CA, VA.
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 →