Solae — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2022–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $126k
- Median base · FY2025
- Extrusion Scientist
- Top role · 4 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 16 all-time
Solae filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $126k and the middle 50% of offers between $80k and $126k. That is 17% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2022, most often for Extrusion Scientist in Missouri.
How much does Solae 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. $126k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Solae's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2022 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −33% | $92k |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0% | $126k |
| FY2024 | 3 | −62% | $85k |
| FY2023 | 8 | +100% | $87k |
| FY2022 | 4 | — | $92k |
Which wage levels does Solae file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Solae'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 20 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II50.0%10
- Level III20.0%4
- Level IV30.0%6
What jobs does Solae 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Extrusion Scientist | 4 | $92k |
| Mes Coordinator | 4 | $120k |
| Senior Scientists I | 2 | $85k |
| Senior Application Scientist | 2 | $92k |
| Sr. Scientist I | 2 | $87k |
| Sr. Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | 2 | $87k |
| Sr Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | 2 | $87k |
| Senior Scientist I | 1 | $80k |
| Scientist II | 1 | $82k |
Where does Solae 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 | 16 | $87k |
| DE | 4 | $120k |
What has Solae filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Solae: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Application Scientist | $92,414 |
| 2026 | Senior Application Scientist | $92,414 |
| 2025 | Mes Coordinator | $125,653 |
| 2025 | Mes Coordinator | $125,653 |
| 2025 | Senior Scientist I | $80,184 |
| 2024 | Scientist II | $82,035 |
| 2024 | Senior Scientists I | $85,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Scientists I | $85,000 |
| 2023 | Mes Coordinator | $120,058 |
| 2023 | Mes Coordinator | $120,058 |
| 2023 | Sr. Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | $87,339 |
| 2023 | Sr. Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | $87,339 |
| 2023 | Sr. Scientist I | $87,339 |
| 2023 | Sr Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | $87,339 |
| 2023 | Sr. Scientist I | $87,339 |
| 2023 | Sr Scientist I, R&d - Nourish | $87,339 |
| 2022 | Extrusion Scientist | $91,978 |
| 2022 | Extrusion Scientist | $91,978 |
| 2022 | Extrusion Scientist | $91,978 |
| 2022 | Extrusion Scientist | $91,978 |
Common questions about Solae's H-1B filings
- How much does Solae pay H-1B workers?
- Solae's median certified H-1B base salary is $126k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Solae sponsor?
- Solae has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does Solae sponsor for H-1B?
- Solae's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Extrusion Scientist, Mes Coordinator, Senior Scientists I, Senior Application Scientist.
- Where does Solae hire H-1B workers?
- Solae's top H-1B worksite states are MO, DE.
- 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 (FY2022–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →