PQ — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $95k
- Median base · FY2025
- Process Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 8 all-time
PQ filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 300% from the year before), with a median base salary of $95k and the middle 50% of offers between $95k and $95k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Process Engineer in Pennsylvania.
How much does PQ 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. $95k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has PQ's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −75% | $136k |
| FY2025 | 4 | +300% | $95k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $120k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $108k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −33% | $81k |
| FY2021 | 3 | +50% | $109k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $81k |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0% | $81k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $95k |
Which wage levels does PQ file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of PQ'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I27.8%5
- Level II38.9%7
- Level III27.8%5
- Level IV5.6%1
What jobs does PQ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Process Engineer | 3 | $81k |
| Plant Process Engineer | 2 | $95k |
| Plant Process Engineer I | 2 | $81k |
| Plant Process Engineer II | 2 | $95k |
| Process Engineer III | 2 | $95k |
| Research Chemist | 2 | $100k |
| EHS Liaison | 1 | $120k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 | $107k |
| Financial Planning & Analysis Manager | 1 | $136k |
| Senior Fp&a Analyst | 1 | $108k |
Where does PQ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 8 | $95k |
| IL | 4 | $95k |
| KS | 3 | $101k |
| TX | 2 | $81k |
| CA | 1 | $95k |
What has PQ filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for PQ: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Financial Planning & Analysis Manager | $135,923 |
| 2025 | Plant Process Engineer II | $95,145 |
| 2025 | Plant Process Engineer II | $95,145 |
| 2025 | Plant Process Engineer | $94,994 |
| 2025 | Plant Process Engineer | $94,994 |
| 2024 | EHS Liaison | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Fp&a Analyst | $107,500 |
| 2022 | Plant Process Engineer I | $81,530 |
| 2022 | Plant Process Engineer I | $80,594 |
| 2021 | Process Engineer | $78,750 |
| 2021 | Research Chemist | $119,393 |
| 2021 | Unit Manager, Silica Catalyst | $109,019 |
| 2020 | Process Engineer | $81,000 |
| 2020 | Process Engineer III | $101,331 |
| 2019 | Process Engineer | $81,000 |
| 2019 | Research Chemist | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Process Engineer III | $94,536 |
| 2017 | Mechanical Engineer | $107,004 |
Common questions about PQ's H-1B filings
- How much does PQ pay H-1B workers?
- PQ's median certified H-1B base salary is $95k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does PQ sponsor?
- PQ has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does PQ sponsor for H-1B?
- PQ's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Process Engineer, Plant Process Engineer, Plant Process Engineer I, Plant Process Engineer II.
- Where does PQ hire H-1B workers?
- PQ's top H-1B worksite states are PA, IL, KS, TX.
- 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 →