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SOC 19-2031

Chemists Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Chemists.

5-period LCA filings

9,693

Employers

1,942

Median reported wage

$85,000

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

2,114

FY2023

1,856

FY2024

1,973

FY2025

2,224

FY2026 Q3

1,526

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#Employer5-period filingsActiveRecent streakFY2026 Q3Median wage
1Amgen Inc.1255/5529$128,000
2SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.1165/5533$81,000
3Eli Lilly and Company1155/5530$138,240
4NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.1005/553$78,770
5AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC975/5520$101,299
6Frontage Laboratories, Inc.885/5515$81,000
7PPD Development, L.P.875/557$76,170
8UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)875/5513$83,896
9Northwestern University805/557$63,000
10Battelle Memorial Institute805/559$100,638
11Catalent Pharma Solutions765/552$100,000
12The Trustees of Princeton University745/5514$65,000
13Bristol-Myers Squibb Company745/559$135,000
14RK PHARMA INC685/555$63,086
15ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.675/5511$75,600
16Tris Pharma, Inc.675/5511$80,787
17RICONPHARMA, LLC665/559$87,098
18Emory University645/5511$66,492
19Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.645/558$99,213
20Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated635/551$116,709
21Cambrex Charles City, Inc.605/558$75,712
22J-Star Research, Inc.585/5514$105,000
23LNK International, Inc.585/557$65,000
24Purdue University585/556$60,000
25Gilead Sciences, Inc.575/5512$127,200
26InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.575/5513$90,000
27APPCO Pharma LLC564/540$67,000
28KVK-Tech, Inc.555/556$85,000
29Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC545/5510$111,400
30Brookhaven National Laboratory485/5519$82,325
31ModernaTX, Inc.475/552$100,000
32ABBVIE INC.465/5513$131,075
33THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY465/554$108,493
34University of Chicago465/553$61,618
35Veranova, L.P.435/555$100,000
36Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.425/5510$94,903
37PPG Industries, Inc.425/5511$97,599
38Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation425/554$66,000
39Triad National Security, LLC425/551$103,500
40Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.415/551$108,701
41NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.394/540$85,000
42Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.395/5510$114,976
43Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory385/552$85,200
44Havix Group Inc.375/5516$70,000
45UChicago Argonne LLC375/556$70,758
46University of Michigan375/556$62,800
47Adesis, Inc.365/556$106,605
48Guardian Drug Company, Inc.365/556$73,000
49Sannova Analytical LLC364/548$79,292
50University of California, Berkeley365/557$79,300
51Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc.355/552$46,946
52Curia Global, Inc.354/549$95,000
53Genentech, Inc.355/557$129,584
54The Scripps Research Institute355/552$68,000
55Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC344/540$76,773
56EVARIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC.345/558$72,000
57Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC335/555$74,256
58University of Wisconsin System335/555$58,656
59NAVINTA, LLC325/553$88,000
60Texas A&M University315/558$56,160
61The University of Chicago315/554$62,000
62Incyte Corporation305/554$125,000
63INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS NJ, LLC305/553$72,900
64University of Illinois305/554$56,014
65Corteva Agriscience LLC295/555$97,781
66Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.295/557$136,193
67Columbia University285/554$74,212
68TCG GreenChem, Inc274/527$95,316
69The University of Texas at Austin275/552$59,405
70University of Minnesota275/558$67,496
71Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University275/554$74,388
72Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York264/537$111,202
73Penn Life Sciences, LLC265/554$82,500
74AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NY LLC254/516$87,951
75ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.254/535$64,459
76Adare Pharmaceuticals Inc.245/553$91,000
77Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)242/520$80,250
78Harvard University245/552$74,250
79NAVINTA III INC.245/551$69,000
80Novel Laboratories, Inc.245/557$87,082
81Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute245/553$55,249
82SPLINT PHARMA LLC245/5510$79,820
83University of Colorado245/556$79,445
84Western Digital Technologies, Inc.243/514$130,000
85Allure Labs, LLC235/551$104,915
86UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA235/552$65,000
87WuXi Biologics USA, LLC235/553$90,000
88BACTOLAC PHARMACEUTICAL INC.224/548$95,500
89Iowa State University of Science and Technology225/551$60,425
90THE VERITAS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LLC225/553$79,716
91ALCAMI CAROLINAS CORPORATION215/553$95,000
92AmbioPharm, Inc.214/540$72,000
93Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc.215/552$75,400
94STIRA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC214/540$80,000
95BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.205/554$122,351
96Henkel Corporation195/554$93,142
97Tergus Pharma, LLC193/530$105,000
98The Leland Stanford, Jr University195/552$83,075
99A & B Environmental Services, Inc.184/540$60,431
100Alnylam US, Inc.185/551$103,500

Results use LCA applications appearing in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. FY2026 is partial through Q3. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship.