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DSM

#18,964 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#79 Pharma services & data sponsor of 18427% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Pharma services & data ยท H-1B sponsor ยท FY2017โ€“2026

๐Ÿข Parsippany, NJ HQ๐Ÿ“ Columbia, MD most H-1B filings๐ŸŒ dsm.com

Does DSM sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. DSM has filed 22 H-1B LCAs and 8 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025โ€“2026 DSM filed 5 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $100,076, about 18% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period. 1 green-card case was decided in FY2024.

It files most often for Scientist roles, most in Columbia, MD.

H-1B filings
22
(FY2017โ€“2026)
Median base pay
$100k
from 5 filings (FY2025โ€“2026)
Pay vs market
-18%
below national median ($122k, FY2025โ€“2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
8
(FY2017โ€“2024)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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DSM H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)3$100k
FY20252$94k
FY20241$109k
FY20224$95k
FY20211$81k
FY20201$67k
FY20195$84k
FY20182$66k
FY20173$134k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$89k
17% above the $76k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
73% entry to mid
1633
LCA decisions
95.5% certified
21 of 22 filings
Withdrawn 1
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes ยท FY2017โ€“2023
Approved4 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment8 filings36.4%
Transfers in3 filings13.6%
Renewals11 filings50%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year โ€ 

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DSM green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY20241$69k
FY20221$191k
FY20201$220k
FY20192$103k
FY20182$107k
FY20171$134k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B4L-14

Worker backgrounds ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
Canada2Brazil1Costa Rica1India1Mexico1
Top schools
Universidad de Guadalajara1University of Lima1
Fields of study
Chemistry2Accounting1Chemical Engineering1Industrial Engineering1International Business1
Degrees
Bachelor's4None2Master's1Other1

Patents

Granted
2
US patents
Published, not yet granted
1
applications
Most recent grant
August 14, 2001
Top area
Layered products1
Other top areas
Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds1

Pay against the local market

DSMโ€™s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 97% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsDSM payLocal BLS medianโ€กvs market
Food Scientists and TechnologistsBaltimore, MD4$78,265$84,34893%
ChemistsAlbany, NY3$94,171$87,737107%
Industrial EngineersHouston, TX2$98,856$116,17085%
Biochemists and BiophysicistsBaltimore, MD2$75,300$94,77079%
LogisticiansMilwaukee, WI2$77,833$76,035102%
ChemistsBaltimore, MD1$84,000$95,66088%
Accountants and AuditorsNew York, NY1$134,185$84,870158%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSouth Bend, IN1$67,275$67,096100%
Computer Occupations, All OtherNew York, NY1$81,000$105,60777%
Sales ManagersMilwaukee, WI1$125,000$131,62095%

About DSM

DSM is a pharma services & data company based in Heerlen, Netherlands. It was founded in 1902 and has about 21,351 employees worldwide. It is listed on OTC Markets Group as RDSMY.

Name (DOL filings)
DSM
Listed
OTC Markets Group: RDSMY
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Headquarters
Heerlen, Netherlands
Industry
Pharma services & data
Founded
1902
H-1B filings
22
Median base
$88,893
Website
dsm.com

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