What Eli Lilly certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 307 wage filings Eli Lilly certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 1,354 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Statisticians, $117K–$170K base, median $139K (56 filings).
Related record: Eli Lilly’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Statisticians at Eli Lilly
56 filingsChemists at Eli Lilly
29 filingsMolecular and Cellular Biologists at Eli Lilly
23 filingsSoftware Developers at Eli Lilly
21 filingsValidation Engineers at Eli Lilly
19 filingsMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at Eli Lilly
17 filingsBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at Eli Lilly
16 filingsBiochemists and Biophysicists at Eli Lilly
15 filingsMedian by state
| IN | 184 filings | $136K |
| MA | 51 filings | $148K |
| CA | 23 filings | $168K |
| NJ | 14 filings | $169K |
| NC | 11 filings | $99K |
| PA | 8 filings | $163K |
| CO | 2 filings | $155K |
| IL | 2 filings | $295K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 22 filings | $107K |
| Level II · Qualified | 46 filings | $112K |
| Level III · Experienced | 63 filings | $124K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 176 filings | $162K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Eli Lilly certifies 1,354 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 16% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $106K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: Eli Lilly and Company (1,213).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Eli Lilly has 206 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 211 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (206 vs 1,354) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Eli Lilly pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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