West Pharmaceutical Services — 150 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 14
- Filings · FY2025
- $139k
- Median base · FY2025
- Sr. Scientist, R&d, Biomedical
- Top role · 4 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 110 all-time
West Pharmaceutical Services filed 14 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 36% from the year before), with a median base salary of $139k and the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $150k. That is 10% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 150 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Sr. Scientist, R&d, Biomedical in Pennsylvania.
How much does West Pharmaceutical Services 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. $139k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has West Pharmaceutical Services's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 13 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13 | −7% | $119k |
| FY2025 | 14 | −36% | $139k |
| FY2024 | 22 | +22% | $109k |
| FY2023 | 18 | −28% | $89k |
| FY2022 | 25 | +47% | $119k |
| FY2021 | 17 | +21% | $108k |
| FY2020 | 14 | +180% | $112k |
| FY2019 | 5 | −62% | $148k |
| FY2018 | 13 | +160% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +25% | $83k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $63k |
Which wage levels does West Pharmaceutical Services file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 62% of West Pharmaceutical Services'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 143 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I14.7%21
- Level II23.8%34
- Level III22.4%32
- Level IV39.2%56
What jobs does West Pharmaceutical Services 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. Scientist, R&d, Biomedical | 4 | $109k |
| HSE Specialist | 3 | $77k |
| Sr. Solution Architect, D&t, SAP Fico | 3 | $130k |
| Sr. Solution Architect, D&t, SAP, Cust. Dev. | 3 | $108k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $82k |
| Sr. Manager, D&t, Manufacturing and Planning | 3 | $159k |
| Validation Engineer | 3 | $95k |
| Director, D&t, ERP Finance Functional Design & Architecture | 2 | $158k |
| Associate Engineer | 2 | $63k |
| Director, R&d Pilot Plant | 2 | $138k |
Where does West Pharmaceutical Services 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 | 110 | $119k |
| AZ | 33 | $98k |
| MI | 3 | $77k |
| NC | 2 | $148k |
| OH | 1 | $161k |
| IL | 1 | $106k |
What has West Pharmaceutical Services filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 150 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about West Pharmaceutical Services's H-1B filings
- How much does West Pharmaceutical Services pay H-1B workers?
- West Pharmaceutical Services's median certified H-1B base salary is $139k (FY2025), from 14 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does West Pharmaceutical Services sponsor?
- West Pharmaceutical Services has 150 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does West Pharmaceutical Services sponsor for H-1B?
- West Pharmaceutical Services's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr. Scientist, R&d, Biomedical, HSE Specialist, Sr. Solution Architect, D&t, SAP Fico, Sr. Solution Architect, D&t, SAP, Cust. Dev..
- Where does West Pharmaceutical Services hire H-1B workers?
- West Pharmaceutical Services's top H-1B worksite states are PA, AZ, MI, 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 →