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Section Head insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings45All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$132,00035 eligible salary records
Employer names22Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$107,500–$197,719Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036811FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2018: 7 filings18FY 2019: 5 filings19FY 2020: 7 filings20FY 2021: 10 filings21FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 3 filings25FY 2026: 4 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*4 filings$140,000 median · n=3

*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
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 35 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
Section Head5
$95,000 median · n=3 eligible
Professor (Section Head, Pathology)4
$340,008 median · n=1 eligible
Section Head/Quality Control4
$126,000 median · n=3 eligible
Section Head Of Minimally Invasive Surgery3
$425,000 median · n=3 eligible
Section Head, Diffraction3
$194,637 median · n=1 eligible
It Section Head - Computer Systems And Business Analysis2
$137,446 median · n=2 eligible
Avp Section Head [20383.220.9]1
$112,050 median · n=1 eligible
Assistant Agency Director And Virology Section Head1
— median · n=0 eligible

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
Cleveland, OH7
$425,000 median · n=7 eligible
College Station, TX6
$140,000 median · n=3 eligible
Seattle, WA4
$340,008 median · n=1 eligible
Central Lslip, NY3
$115,476 median · n=3 eligible
Hauppauge, NY3
$113,750 median · n=2 eligible
Oak Ridge, TN3
$194,637 median · n=1 eligible
Amarillo, TX2
$96,306 median · n=2 eligible
Central Islip, NY2
$118,523 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 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
80.0%Certified LCAs
Certified36 80.0%
Certified - Withdrawn6 13.3%
Withdrawn3 6.7%

Denominator: all 45 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.9
$116,488 median · n=8 eligible
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory8
$104,999 median · n=5 eligible
Cleveland Clinic6
$425,000 median · n=6 eligible
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center4
$340,008 median · n=1 eligible
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)3
$194,637 median · n=1 eligible
Moog Inc.2
$137,446 median · n=2 eligible
Allegro Microsystems, LLC1
$132,000 median · n=1 eligible
Bank Of China1
$112,050 median · n=1 eligible

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
$132,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$86,000
25th percentile$107,500
Median (50th)$132,000
75th percentile$197,719
90th percentile$425,000

n=35 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

45 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
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratorySection Head

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26114-833584
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-01
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

College Station, TX04/24/202607/01/2026
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratorySection Head

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26111-816440
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-24
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

College Station, TX04/21/202607/01/2026
Cleveland ClinicSection Head, Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery

Filing details

$840,900 /yr

I-200-26043-637247
Reported wage: $840,900 / year
Annualized: $840,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-20
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Cleveland, OH02/12/202606/01/2026
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryBacteriology Section Head

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-25353-497200
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-29
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

College Station, TX12/19/202503/01/2026
Blessing HospitalLab Section Head - Chemistry

Filing details

$68,640 /yr

I-200-25251-292955
Reported wage: $68,640–$101,337.6 / year
Annualized: $68,640
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-15
Employment end: 2028-09-24
Worker positions: 1

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

Quincy, IL09/08/202509/25/2025
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Section Head Quality Control

Filing details

$126,000 /yr

I-200-25196-176723
Reported wage: $126,000 / year
Annualized: $126,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-22
Employment end: 2028-09-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Central Lslip, NY07/15/202509/29/2025
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationStaff Physician, Section Head Of Ibd, Colorectal Surgery

Filing details

$550,000 /yr

I-200-25163-086615
Reported wage: $550,000 / year
Annualized: $550,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-20
Employment end: 2028-08-03
Worker positions: 1

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

Cleveland, OH06/12/202508/04/2025
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratorySection Head

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-23159-090711
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-16
Employment end: 2026-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

College Station, TX06/08/202309/01/2023
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryAssistant Agency Director And Virology Section Head

Filing details

$146,851 /yr

I-200-23002-675535
Reported wage: $146,851 / year
Annualized: $146,851
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-01-30
Employment end: 2025-07-24
Worker positions: 1

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

College Station, TX01/02/202307/01/2023
Cleveland ClinicSection Head - Otology

Filing details

$500,000 /yr

I-200-23109-946977
Reported wage: $500,000 / year
Annualized: $500,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-26
Employment end: 2026-07-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Cleveland, OH04/19/202308/01/2023
Mary Greeley Medical CenterChemistry Section Head

Filing details

$61,443 /yr

I-200-22294-544158
Reported wage: $61,443 / year
Annualized: $61,443
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-10-28
Employment end: 2024-07-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Ames, IA10/21/202203/14/2023
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Section Head-Qa

Filing details

$99,184.02 /yr

I-200-22263-483114
Reported wage: $99,184.02 / year
Annualized: $99,184
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-09-27
Employment end: 2025-12-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Central Lslip, NY09/20/202212/30/2022
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Section Head Quality Control/ Sr. Scientist

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-22217-400521
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-12
Employment end: 2025-09-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Central Islip, NY08/05/202209/30/2022
W.K. Webster (Overseas) Ltd.Section Head - Trade & Logistics Analyst

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-21228-523436
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-23
Employment end: 2024-09-22
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY08/16/202109/23/2021
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)Section Head, Diffraction

Filing details

$194,637.36 /yr

I-200-21225-520276
Reported wage: $194,637.36 / year
Annualized: $194,637
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-20
Employment end: 2024-11-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Oak Ridge, TN08/13/202111/23/2021
Cleveland ClinicAssociate Staff And Section Head Of Neuro-Oncology

Filing details

$279,614 /yr

I-200-21187-445787
Reported wage: $279,614–$290,000 / year
Annualized: $279,614
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-13
Employment end: 2024-08-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Weston, FL07/06/202108/27/2021
Bank Of ChinaAvp Section Head [20383.220.9]

Filing details

$112,050 /yr

I-200-21173-416758
Reported wage: $112,050 / year
Annualized: $112,050
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-28
Employment end: 2024-07-15
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/21/202107/16/2021
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterProfessor (Section Head, Pathology)

Filing details

$340,008 /yr

I-200-21167-403045
Reported wage: $340,008 / year
Annualized: $340,008
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-24
Employment end: 2024-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Seattle, WA06/16/202107/01/2021
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterProfessor (Section Head, Pathology)

Filing details

$340,008 /yr

I-200-21134-313994
Reported wage: $340,008 / year
Annualized: $340,008
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-16
Employment end: 2024-06-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Seattle, WA05/14/202107/01/2021
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterProfessor (Section Head, Pathology)

Filing details

$340,008 /yr

I-200-21091-190461
Reported wage: $340,008 / year
Annualized: $340,008
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-27
Employment end: 2024-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Seattle, WA04/01/202106/01/2021
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterProfessor (Section Head, Pathology)

Filing details

$340,008 /yr

I-200-21085-179062
Reported wage: $340,008 / year
Annualized: $340,008
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-26
Employment end: 2024-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Seattle, WA03/26/202105/01/2021
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Section Head/Quality Control

Filing details

$115,476 /yr

I-200-21007-000128
Reported wage: $115,476 / year
Annualized: $115,476
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-01-14
Employment end: 2024-05-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Central Lslip, NY01/07/202105/09/2021
Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Section Head/Quality Control

Filing details

$115,476 /yr

I-200-20345-947576
Reported wage: $115,476 / year
Annualized: $115,476
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-01-07
Employment end: 2024-05-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Hauppauge, NY12/09/202005/09/2021
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)Section Head, Diffraction

Filing details

$184,314.6 /yr

I-200-20261-830406
Reported wage: $184,314.6 / year
Annualized: $184,315
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-09-24
Employment end: 2021-12-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Oak Ridge, TN09/17/202011/01/2020
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)Section Head, Diffraction

Filing details

$184,314.6 /yr

I-200-20259-823212
Reported wage: $184,314.6 / year
Annualized: $184,315
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-09-15
Employment end: 2021-12-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Oak Ridge, TN09/15/202011/01/2020

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.