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Chemical Engineers: green card (PERM) sponsors

295 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 17-2041). Median offered salary $116,000; median time to certification 484 days.

PERM applications295
Median offered salary$116,000
Middle half of salaries$97,718–$135,500
10th–90th percentile$83,498–$151,622

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
Micron Technology, Inc.13$97,584
Applied Materials, Inc7$119,780
Worley Group, Inc.6$145,392
Amgen Inc.6$107,536
The Dow Chemical Company6$123,369
Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas6$115,990
Technip Energies USA, Inc.4$129,106
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.3$129,106
Durr Systems, Inc.3$94,139
LANXESS Corporation3$99,580
Linde Inc.3$118,300
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company3$145,000
Pyran, Inc.3$75,000
Axens North America, Inc.2$202,696
Agilent Technologies, Inc.2$138,118
AVEVA Software, LLC2$149,260
Hovione LLC2$116,391
Livent USA Corp2$111,270
Celanese Corporation2$117,647
Entegris, Inc.2$153,941
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC2$90,495
General Motors Company2$117,736
Albanese Solutions2$98,946
Lilac Solutions, Inc.2$97,750
Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc.2$131,053
Tesla, Inc.2$126,397
Bayer CropScience L.P.2$118,654
Gilead Sciences, Inc.2$142,240
Dow Silicones Corporation2$111,114
DiCon Fiberoptics Inc2$116,000
Bayer CropScience LP2$111,800
ModernaTX, Inc.2$142,000
AM Batteries, Inc.2$92,890
Lummus Technology LLC2$153,393
North American Stainless2$84,893
Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing, Inc.2$113,131
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.2$124,041
Catalent Pharma Solutions2$112,466
Seagen Inc.1$135,762
Janssen Research & Development, LLC1$135,500
Altria Client Services LLC1$141,000
INEOS KOH, Inc.1$122,115
Oxygen Development LLC1$63,315
American Oxygen LLC1$77,730
Basf Corporation1$131,000
Arencibia Inc1$97,718
Amec Foster Wheeler USA Corporation1$100,486
Femasys, Inc.1$91,832
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.1$151,528
Atlas Prediction Control, LLC1$80,038

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).