Valent Biosciences — 12 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $78k
- Median base · FY2025
- Project Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- IA
- Top state · 7 all-time
Valent Biosciences filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $78k and the middle 50% of offers between $78k and $156k. That is 30% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 12 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Project Engineer in Iowa.
How much does Valent Biosciences 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. $78k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Valent Biosciences's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $120k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −33% | $78k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +50% | $92k |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0% | $58k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $66k |
Which wage levels does Valent Biosciences file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 30% of Valent Biosciences'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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I70.0%7
- Level III10.0%1
- Level IV20.0%2
What jobs does Valent Biosciences 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project Engineer | 2 | $66k |
| Production Engineer | 2 | $60k |
| Synthetic Biology Manager | 2 | $156k |
| Research Associate - Fermentation Scientist I | 1 | $67k |
| Fermentation Engineer | 1 | $58k |
| Formulations Scientist | 1 | $92k |
| Recovery Engineer | 1 | $78k |
| Senior Formulations Scientist | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Project Engineer | 1 | $97k |
Where does Valent Biosciences 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IA | 7 | $66k |
| IL | 5 | $120k |
What has Valent Biosciences filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Valent Biosciences: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Formulations Scientist | $119,829 |
| 2025 | Recovery Engineer | $77,501 |
| 2025 | Synthetic Biology Manager | $155,724 |
| 2023 | Synthetic Biology Manager | $169,894 |
| 2023 | Formulations Scientist | $92,300 |
| 2023 | Research Associate - Fermentation Scientist I | $67,434 |
| 2022 | Senior Project Engineer | $96,800 |
| 2022 | Fermentation Engineer | $57,520 |
| 2019 | Project Engineer | $75,046 |
| 2019 | Production Engineer | $60,000 |
| 2018 | Production Engineer | $60,000 |
| 2016 | Project Engineer | $65,645 |
Common questions about Valent Biosciences's H-1B filings
- How much does Valent Biosciences pay H-1B workers?
- Valent Biosciences's median certified H-1B base salary is $78k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Valent Biosciences sponsor?
- Valent Biosciences has 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Valent Biosciences sponsor for H-1B?
- Valent Biosciences's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Project Engineer, Production Engineer, Synthetic Biology Manager, Research Associate - Fermentation Scientist I.
- Where does Valent Biosciences hire H-1B workers?
- Valent Biosciences's top H-1B worksite states are IA, IL.
- 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 →