Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?

No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa.

Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?

No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset.

Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?

No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score.

Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?

No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck.

Is the most recent fiscal year complete?

Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.

Why are some occupations or states missing?

Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Sponsor FinderSOC 19-2031Updated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Chemists

76 employers filed 4,744 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Chemists across the US between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers: 76top 50 listed
Filings: 4,74424% of all 19,513 for this role
Certified: 92.3%across those listed
Median wage: $65,000across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 4,744 of the 19,513 total shown on the Chemists occupation page (24%); the remainder is the long tail of employers below the publishing threshold.

How to read this

Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?: No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa. What an LCA is.
Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?: No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset. How certification rate works.
Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?: No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score. How sponsor health is calculated.
Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?: No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck. How the prevailing wage works.
Is the most recent fiscal year complete?: Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.
Why are some occupations or states missing?: Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Top 50 sponsors, ranked

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Employers sponsoring H-1B for Chemists in the US, sorted by filings, descending. Column headers are sortable.
#					Wage levels
1	SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	243	97.5%	$52,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 54%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 5%
2	INVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	191	98.4%	$50,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 57%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 14%, Level IV: 7%
3	APPCO Pharma LLC	173	90.2%	$57,075	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 62%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 5%
4	Novel Laboratories, Inc.	173	96.0%	$51,064	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 71%, Level III: 14%
5	THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYlast filed FY2019	169	81.1%	$88,152	—
6	ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	155	99.4%	$55,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 63%, Level II: 28%, Level III: 9%
7	BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC.	150	97.3%	$51,750	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 33%
8	KVK-Tech, Inc.	142	97.2%	$56,451	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 65%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 9%
9	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	133	90.2%	$67,548	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
10	PharmaCare U.S., Inc.last filed FY2018	131	83.2%	$55,000	—
11	NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.	122	88.5%	$65,770	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 54%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 11%
12	AKORN (NEW JERSEY), INC.last filed FY2019	120	95.8%	$72,000	—
13	Brookhaven National Laboratory	119	91.6%	$79,800	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 97%
14	Battelle Memorial Institute	100	70.0%	$90,730	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 69%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 4%
15	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.	98	94.9%	$64,557	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
16	Tris Pharma, Inc.	93	94.6%	$51,022	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 29%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 14%
17	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	85	97.6%	$104,915	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 31%
18	Guardian Drug Company, Inc.	84	94.0%	$65,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 61%, Level II: 30%, Level III: 4%, Level IV: 4%
19	Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC	76	97.4%	$55,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 27%
20	Argus Information and Advisory Services LLClast filed FY2018	74	98.6%	$65,000	—
21	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	73	90.4%	$91,978	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 56%, Level III: 16%, Level IV: 13%
22	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC	60	95.0%	$55,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 43%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 29%
23	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC	59	93.2%	$54,570	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 30%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 40%
24	AbbVie Inc.	58	98.3%	$106,250	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 38%, Level IV: 63%
25	Tergus Pharma, LLC	56	89.3%	$54,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 9%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 36%
26	Sannova Analytical LLC	55	98.2%	$64,449	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 40%, Level II: 40%, Level III: 20%
27	PPG Industries, Inc.	54	98.1%	$86,415	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 9%, Level III: 23%, Level IV: 55%
28	Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc.last filed FY2018	53	86.8%	$49,046	—
29	Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc.	50	92.0%	$43,555	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
30	FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION	48	87.5%	$89,315	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 20%, Level IV: 80%
31	Genentech, Inc.	47	66.0%	$87,818	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 27%
32	Med-Pharmex, Inc.last filed FY2018	47	97.9%	$50,000	—
33	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	46	84.8%	$111,400	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 52%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 9%
34	Navinta LLC	45	97.8%	$75,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 92%, Level III: 8%
35	RK PHARMA INC	45	100.0%	$63,086	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 76%, Level II: 20%, Level IV: 4%
36	Rutgers, The State University of New Jerseylast filed FY2017	45	80.0%	$44,963	—
37	Allure Labs, LLC	44	93.2%	$60,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 90%
38	BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	42	97.6%	$80,912	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
39	The Sherwin-Williams Company	41	90.2%	$70,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
40	Eli Lilly and Company	39	89.7%	$114,800	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 19%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 53%
41	SAS Institute Inc.last filed FY2019	39	100.0%	$92,401	—
42	3M Companylast filed FY2018	38	94.7%	$94,328	—
43	Google LLC	38	89.5%	$124,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 35%, Level III: 41%, Level IV: 24%
44	LNK International, Inc.	38	100.0%	$65,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 97%, Level II: 3%
45	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.last filed FY2019	38	73.7%	$99,000	—
46	Merck & Co. Inc.last filed FY2013	36	83.3%	$66,602	—
47	Henkel Corporation	35	94.3%	$76,950	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 11%
48	KASHIV SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLClast filed FY2018	35	82.9%	$58,000	—
49	APICORE LLC	34	94.1%	$62,920	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 33%, Level IV: 33%
50	Incyte Corporation	33	97.0%	$118,450	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 35%

#1SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filings
243
Certified
97.5%
Median wage
$52,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 54%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 5%
#2INVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filings
191
Certified
98.4%
Median wage
$50,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 57%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 14%, Level IV: 7%
#3APPCO Pharma LLC
Filings
173
Certified
90.2%
Median wage
$57,075
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 62%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 5%
#4Novel Laboratories, Inc.
Filings
173
Certified
96.0%
Median wage
$51,064
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 71%, Level III: 14%
#5THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYlast filed FY2019
Filings
169
Certified
81.1%
Median wage
$88,152
—
#6ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filings
155
Certified
99.4%
Median wage
$55,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 63%, Level II: 28%, Level III: 9%
#7BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Filings
150
Certified
97.3%
Median wage
$51,750
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 33%
#8KVK-Tech, Inc.
Filings
142
Certified
97.2%
Median wage
$56,451
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 65%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 9%
#9Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Filings
133
Certified
90.2%
Median wage
$67,548
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
#10PharmaCare U.S., Inc.last filed FY2018
Filings
131
Certified
83.2%
Median wage
$55,000
—
#11NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.
Filings
122
Certified
88.5%
Median wage
$65,770
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 54%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 11%
#12AKORN (NEW JERSEY), INC.last filed FY2019
Filings
120
Certified
95.8%
Median wage
$72,000
—
#13Brookhaven National Laboratory
Filings
119
Certified
91.6%
Median wage
$79,800
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 97%
#14Battelle Memorial Institute
Filings
100
Certified
70.0%
Median wage
$90,730
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 69%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 4%
#15Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Filings
98
Certified
94.9%
Median wage
$64,557
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
#16Tris Pharma, Inc.
Filings
93
Certified
94.6%
Median wage
$51,022
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 29%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 14%
#17Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Filings
85
Certified
97.6%
Median wage
$104,915
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 31%
#18Guardian Drug Company, Inc.
Filings
84
Certified
94.0%
Median wage
$65,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 61%, Level II: 30%, Level III: 4%, Level IV: 4%
#19Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Filings
76
Certified
97.4%
Median wage
$55,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 27%
#20Argus Information and Advisory Services LLClast filed FY2018
Filings
74
Certified
98.6%
Median wage
$65,000
—
#21Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Filings
73
Certified
90.4%
Median wage
$91,978
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 56%, Level III: 16%, Level IV: 13%
#22AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC
Filings
60
Certified
95.0%
Median wage
$55,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 43%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 29%
#23AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Filings
59
Certified
93.2%
Median wage
$54,570
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 30%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 40%
#24AbbVie Inc.
Filings
58
Certified
98.3%
Median wage
$106,250
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 38%, Level IV: 63%
#25Tergus Pharma, LLC
Filings
56
Certified
89.3%
Median wage
$54,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 9%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 36%
#26Sannova Analytical LLC
Filings
55
Certified
98.2%
Median wage
$64,449
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 40%, Level II: 40%, Level III: 20%
#27PPG Industries, Inc.
Filings
54
Certified
98.1%
Median wage
$86,415
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 9%, Level III: 23%, Level IV: 55%
#28Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc.last filed FY2018
Filings
53
Certified
86.8%
Median wage
$49,046
—
#29Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc.
Filings
50
Certified
92.0%
Median wage
$43,555
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#30FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
Filings
48
Certified
87.5%
Median wage
$89,315
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 20%, Level IV: 80%
#31Genentech, Inc.
Filings
47
Certified
66.0%
Median wage
$87,818
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 27%, Level IV: 27%
#32Med-Pharmex, Inc.last filed FY2018
Filings
47
Certified
97.9%
Median wage
$50,000
—
#33Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Filings
46
Certified
84.8%
Median wage
$111,400
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 52%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 9%
#34Navinta LLC
Filings
45
Certified
97.8%
Median wage
$75,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 92%, Level III: 8%
#35RK PHARMA INC
Filings
45
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$63,086
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 76%, Level II: 20%, Level IV: 4%
#36Rutgers, The State University of New Jerseylast filed FY2017
Filings
45
Certified
80.0%
Median wage
$44,963
—
#37Allure Labs, LLC
Filings
44
Certified
93.2%
Median wage
$60,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 90%
#38BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filings
42
Certified
97.6%
Median wage
$80,912
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
#39The Sherwin-Williams Company
Filings
41
Certified
90.2%
Median wage
$70,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
#40Eli Lilly and Company
Filings
39
Certified
89.7%
Median wage
$114,800
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 19%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 53%
#41SAS Institute Inc.last filed FY2019
Filings
39
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$92,401
—
#423M Companylast filed FY2018
Filings
38
Certified
94.7%
Median wage
$94,328
—
#43Google LLC
Filings
38
Certified
89.5%
Median wage
$124,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 35%, Level III: 41%, Level IV: 24%
#44LNK International, Inc.
Filings
38
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$65,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 97%, Level II: 3%
#45Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.last filed FY2019
Filings
38
Certified
73.7%
Median wage
$99,000
—
#46Merck & Co. Inc.last filed FY2013
Filings
36
Certified
83.3%
Median wage
$66,602
—
#47Henkel Corporation
Filings
35
Certified
94.3%
Median wage
$76,950
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 11%
#48KASHIV SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLClast filed FY2018
Filings
35
Certified
82.9%
Median wage
$58,000
—
#49APICORE LLC
Filings
34
Certified
94.1%
Median wage
$62,920
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 33%, Level IV: 33%
#50Incyte Corporation
Filings
33
Certified
97.0%
Median wage
$118,450
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 35%

How the sponsor-health signal is calculated

The badge blends each sponsor’s DOL certification rate (weighted toward the last five fiscal years), its denial rate, and its recent filing volume. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor, because a withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped. Sponsors with too few or too old filings show “Limited data” rather than a score. It reflects DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, pay quality, or an endorsement. Full methodology.

Where else Chemists is sponsored

Other states with enough Chemists filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.

New Jersey21 New York10 California6 Pennsylvania4 Illinois3 Texas3 North Carolina3

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Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means What an LCA is (and isn’t)How the sponsor-health signal works Common H-1B sponsorship questions