The Kroger — 393 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 67
- Filings · FY2025
- $131k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 87 all-time
- OH
- Top state · 345 all-time
The Kroger filed 67 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 5% from the year before), with a median base salary of $131k and the middle 50% of offers between $123k and $143k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 393 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Ohio.
How much does The Kroger 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. $131k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has The Kroger's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 53 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 53 | −21% | $140k |
| FY2025 | 67 | +5% | $131k |
| FY2024 | 64 | −7% | $133k |
| FY2023 | 69 | +13% | $128k |
| FY2022 | 61 | +205% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 20 | −26% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 27 | +108% | $115k |
| FY2019 | 13 | +63% | $110k |
| FY2018 | 8 | +100% | $102k |
| FY2017 | 4 | −43% | $92k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $97k |
Which wage levels does The Kroger file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 61% of The Kroger'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 378 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I2.6%10
- Level II36.0%136
- Level III6.3%24
- Level IV55.0%208
What jobs does The Kroger sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for The Kroger's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 87 | $130k |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 53 | $116k |
| Advanced Software Engineer | 51 | $150k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 26 | $127k |
| Advanced Data Engineer | 10 | $140k |
| Senior Data Engineer | 10 | $130k |
| Developer 4 | 8 | $120k |
| Advanced Quality Engineer | 8 | $137k |
| Pharmacist | 6 | $131k |
| Advanced Software Engineering Manager | 5 | $158k |
Where does The Kroger 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OH | 345 | $128k |
| FL | 13 | $115k |
| TN | 5 | $87k |
| IN | 4 | $85k |
| CA | 4 | $170k |
| TX | 4 | $117k |
| IL | 3 | $153k |
| NC | 3 | $120k |
| GA | 2 | $160k |
| AZ | 2 | $153k |
What has The Kroger filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 393 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about The Kroger's H-1B filings
- How much does The Kroger pay H-1B workers?
- The Kroger's median certified H-1B base salary is $131k (FY2025), from 67 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does The Kroger sponsor?
- The Kroger has 393 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does The Kroger sponsor for H-1B?
- The Kroger's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, Advanced Software Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer.
- Where does The Kroger hire H-1B workers?
- The Kroger's top H-1B worksite states are OH, FL, TN, IN.
- 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 →