Panera — 31 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $134k
- Median base · FY2025
- Sr Analyst Sr Application Developer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 23 all-time
Panera filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $134k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $136k. Across all years it has 31 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Sr Analyst Sr Application Developer in Missouri.
How much does Panera 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. $134k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Panera's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | +167% | $125k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $134k |
| FY2024 | 2 | −71% | $150k |
| FY2023 | 7 | +133% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $128k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −75% | $136k |
| FY2019 | 4 | +100% | $100k |
| FY2018 | 2 | +100% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $162k |
Which wage levels does Panera file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 72% of Panera'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 29 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.4%1
- Level II24.1%7
- Level III6.9%2
- Level IV65.5%19
What jobs does Panera 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sr Analyst Sr Application Developer | 3 | $161k |
| Software Developer Applications - Enterprise Systems | 3 | $128k |
| Senior Technical Analyst | 3 | $107k |
| Sr Manager, Software Engineer | 2 | $150k |
| Analyst, Cloud Platform Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| Analyst, Solutions Engineer | 2 | $132k |
| Data Scientist, Big Data Analytics | 2 | $125k |
| Lead Oracle Application Database Administrator | 2 | $162k |
| Sr Analyst Sr Cloud Security Engineer | 2 | $135k |
| Principal Data Scientist, Cafe Insights, Enterprise Date Sci | 1 | $164k |
Where does Panera 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 | 23 | $136k |
| TX | 3 | $130k |
| MA | 2 | $85k |
| NC | 2 | $135k |
| CA | 1 | $164k |
What has Panera filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Panera: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Panera's H-1B filings
- How much does Panera pay H-1B workers?
- Panera's median certified H-1B base salary is $134k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Panera sponsor?
- Panera has 31 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Panera sponsor for H-1B?
- Panera's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr Analyst Sr Application Developer, Software Developer Applications - Enterprise Systems, Senior Technical Analyst, Sr Manager, Software Engineer.
- Where does Panera hire H-1B workers?
- Panera's top H-1B worksite states are MO, TX, MA, NC.
- 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 →