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Fort Dodge, IOWA

Reported H-1B wages at worksites in this city. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Fort Dodge insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings98All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$100,00073 eligible salary records
Employer names41Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$76,201–$232,960Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0481216FY 2016: 12 filings16FY 2017: 13 filings17FY 2018: 12 filings18FY 2019: 10 filings19FY 2020: 2 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 3 filings22FY 2023: 7 filings23FY 2024: 9 filings24FY 2025: 13 filings25FY 2026: 14 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*14 filings$100,000 median · n=9

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 73 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 3 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
83.7%Certified LCAs
Certified82 83.7%
Certified - Withdrawn9 9.2%
Withdrawn5 5.1%
Denied2 2.0%

Denominator: all 98 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$64,160
25th percentile$76,201
Median (50th)$100,000
75th percentile$232,960
90th percentile$545,000

n=73 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

98 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Unitypoint At HomePhysical Therapist

Filing details

$40.66 per hour

I-200-26170-034655
Reported wage: $40.66 / hour
Annualized: $84,573
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/19/202606/25/2026
Unitypoint At HomePhysical Therapist

Filing details

$40.66 per hour

I-200-26170-035440
Reported wage: $40.66 / hour
Annualized: $84,573
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/19/202606/25/2026
Unitypoint At HomePhysical Therapist

Filing details

$40.66 per hour

I-200-26168-026409
Reported wage: $40.66 / hour
Annualized: $84,573
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-19
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/17/202606/25/2026
Unitypoint At HomePhysical Therapist

Filing details

$40.66 per hour

I-200-26168-026435
Reported wage: $40.66 / hour
Annualized: $84,573
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-19
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/17/202606/25/2026
Elanco Us Inc.Manager, Operations

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-26142-943035
Reported wage: $95,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-01
Employment end: 2029-06-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA05/22/202606/08/2026
Elanco Us Inc.Bio Process Scientist

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-26127-879837
Reported wage: $100,000–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-14
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA05/07/202610/01/2026
Elanco Us Inc.Bio Process Scientist

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-26127-879838
Reported wage: $100,000–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-14
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA05/07/202610/01/2026
Elanco Us Inc.Research Scientist – Clinical Study Management

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-26124-864101
Reported wage: $105,000–$125,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA05/04/202610/01/2026
Community Health Center Of Fort Dodge, Inc.Dentist

Filing details

$83,824 /yr

I-200-26093-756491
Reported wage: $83,824–$220,000 / year
Annualized: $83,824
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-10
Employment end: 2029-04-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA04/03/202604/17/2026
Community Health Center Of Fort Dodge, Inc.Dental Director

Filing details

$95,597 /yr

I-200-26065-685236
Reported wage: $95,597–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $95,597
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-13
Employment end: 2029-03-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA03/06/202603/09/2026
Trinity Regional Medical CenterMedical Technologist

Filing details

$30.45 per hour

I-200-25360-511379
Reported wage: $30.45 / hour
Annualized: $63,336
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-05
Employment end: 2029-06-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA12/26/202506/26/2026
Elanco Us Inc.Manufacturing Process Team Engineer

Filing details

$85,000 /yr

I-200-25338-457280
Reported wage: $85,000–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $85,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-11
Employment end: 2029-01-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA12/04/202501/15/2026
Saint-Gobain Shared Services CorporationAutomation Engineer - Ipg

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-25321-413084
Reported wage: $135,000–$175,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-24
Employment end: 2028-11-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA11/17/202511/24/2025
Elanco Us Inc.Quality Control Director

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-25307-365618
Reported wage: $150,000–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA11/03/202511/12/2025
Certainteed, LLCManufacturing 4.0 Automation Engineer

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-25258-309994
Reported wage: $125,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-22
Employment end: 2028-09-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA09/15/202509/22/2025
Cardenas Concrete LLCConcrete Labor

Filing details

$13 per hour

I-200-25260-314988
Reported wage: $13–$15 / hour
Annualized: $27,040
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-18
Employment end: 2027-11-26
Worker positions: 4

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA09/17/202503/02/2026
Certainteed Gypsum, Inc.Automation Engineer - Ipg

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-25181-139880
Reported wage: $135,000–$175,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-08
Employment end: 2028-07-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/30/202507/14/2025
Community Health CenterDentist

Filing details

$87,277 /yr

I-200-25177-131256
Reported wage: $87,277–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $87,277
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-03
Employment end: 2028-07-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA06/26/202507/27/2025
Elanco Animal Health Inc.Quality Control Manager “ Immunochemistry

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-25112-888137
Reported wage: $100,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-29
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA04/22/202510/01/2025
Elanco Animal Health Inc.Bioanalytical Scientist

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-25111-883517
Reported wage: $95,000–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-28
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA04/21/202510/01/2025
Elanco Us, Inc.Senior Manufacturing Engineering Associate

Filing details

$87,500 /yr

I-200-25105-867331
Reported wage: $87,500–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $87,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-04-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA04/15/202504/28/2025
Elanco Animal Health Inc.Quality Control Manager “ Immunochemistry

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-25111-883512
Reported wage: $100,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA04/21/202510/01/2025
Trinity Regional Medical CenterMedical Technologist

Filing details

$26.9 per hour

I-200-23088-886475
Reported wage: $26.9 / hour
Annualized: $55,952
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-25
Employment end: 2026-06-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA03/29/202306/26/2023
Trinity Regional Medical CenterMedical Technologist

Filing details

$26.9 per hour

I-200-23088-886717
Reported wage: $26.9 / hour
Annualized: $55,952
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-25
Employment end: 2026-06-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA03/29/202306/26/2023
Elanco Animal Health Inc.Industrial Engineer, Operational Excellence

Filing details

$86,000 /yr

I-200-25028-646673
Reported wage: $86,000–$96,000 / year
Annualized: $86,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-04
Employment end: 2028-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fort Dodge, IA01/28/202502/24/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.