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Food and Drug Administration: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

Food and Drug Administration filed 207 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 203. Median offered salary: $123,513.

Does Food and Drug Administration sponsor H-1B visas?

Food and Drug Administration filed 207 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 23, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Salaries by job title

Applications by fiscal year

Prevailing wage levels

• Level I (entry)65%
• Level II (qualified)22%
• Level III (experienced)13%
• Level IV (fully competent)0%

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

• Silver Spring, MD170
• Jefferson, AR24
• College Park, MD3
• St. Louis, MO2
• Laurel, MD1
• Seattle, WA1
• Shoreline, WA1
• Dallas, TX1
• Detroit, MI1
• Metairie, LA1
• Jefferson, MD1
• Houston, TX1

Occupations

• Statisticians86
• Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists59
• Molecular and Cellular Biologists22
• Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers15
• Biochemists and Biophysicists11
• Microbiologists5
• Mathematicians2
• Epidemiologists2
• Food Scientists and Technologists1
• Chemists1

Latest applications

Showing the 100 most recent of 207 applications.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).