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Food Scientists and Technologists: H-1B salaries and wage levels

451certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$89,388median offer
$75k to $112kmiddle half of offers
15%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

What employers offer

451 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 5 LCAs$50k to $60k: 23 LCAs$60k to $70k: 58 LCAs$70k to $80k: 63 LCAs$80k to $90k: 78 LCAs$90k to $100k: 44 LCAs$100k to $110k: 49 LCAs$110k to $120k: 44 LCAs$120k to $130k: 27 LCAs$130k to $140k: 21 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 11 LCAs$160k to $170k: 6 LCAs$170k to $180k: 3 LCAs$180k to $190k: 2 LCAs$190k to $200k: 3 LCAs$210k to $220k: 3 LCAs$220k to $230k: 1 LCA $40k to $50k: 5 LCAs$50k to $60k: 23 LCAs$60k to $70k: 58 LCAs$70k to $80k: 63 LCAs$80k to $90k: 78 LCAs$90k to $100k: 44 LCAs$100k to $110k: 49 LCAs$110k to $120k: 44 LCAs$120k to $130k: 27 LCAs$130k to $140k: 21 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 11 LCAs$160k to $170k: 6 LCAs$170k to $180k: 3 LCAs$180k to $190k: 2 LCAs$190k to $200k: 3 LCAs$210k to $220k: 3 LCAs$220k to $230k: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs

Lottery entries

188 new-employment LCAs
Food Scientists and Technologists 11%29%28%17%15% 188
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

380 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$88,962 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Archer Daniels Midland Company 8 $120,000
2 Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC 8 $82,451
3 Chobani, LLC 7 $95,000
4 Kerry Inc. 7 $100,838
5 MSI Express, Inc. 7 $65,000
6 Tate & Lyle Solutions USA, LLC 7 $100,880
7 Impossible Foods Inc. 6 $114,962
8 Kalsec, Inc. 6 $104,729
9 General Mills, Inc. 5 $87,797
10 Lactalis Cheese and Dairy Holding Inc. 5 $95,545
11 Laniakea Companies 5 $81,328
12 University of Wisconsin System 5 $66,056
13 Cornell University 4 $69,990
14 Hormel Foods Corporate Services, LLC 4 $98,758
15 Idaho Milk Products, Inc. 4 $75,462
16 Oregon State University 4 $63,936
17 Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. 3 $130,000
18 Alamance Foods, Inc. 3 $75,000
19 Cross Cultured Foods PBC 3 $114,982
20 Curry Cuisine LLC 3 $80,000
21 Danisco US Inc. 3 $70,096
22 Danone North America Public Benefit Corporation 3 $111,654
23 Flowers Bakeries LLC 3 $116,020
24 Glanbia DN Holdings, Inc. 3 $80,730
25 Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc 3 $107,726
All other employers 332 –