Chs
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 40 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
- Main U.S. filing address: Inver Grove Heights, MN
At a glance
- Chs hires at the expert level. 46% of its filings are Level IV, 2.5 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 95% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $133,387, median prevailing wage $119,288.
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Percentiles from Chs's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Chs hires for
Bar: share of Chs's filings. Figure: median base salary.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 23% of filings
Mid-level · 11% of filings
Senior · 20% of filings
Expert · 46% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 8 |
| Mid-level · Level II | too few | 4 |
| Senior · Level III | too few | 7 |
| Expert · Level IV | $152,211 | 16 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Where Chs files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 1 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis, MN | $133,387 | 26 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $85,589 |
| 25th | $103,958 |
| 50th (median) | $133,387 |
| 75th | $151,816 |
| 90th | $166,180 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $99,830 | $78,531 | $113,776 | 24 |
| FY2021 | $116,397 | $85,467 | $125,798 | 20 |
| FY2022 | $111,280 | $110,000 | $125,798 | 23 |
| FY2023 | $119,974 | $100,000 | $130,998 | 25 |
| FY2024 | $144,273 | $113,000 | $162,500 | 37 |
| FY2025 | $130,459 | $105,250 | $152,605 | 26 |
| FY2026 | $140,000 | $105,333 | $148,470 | 14 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.
About Chs
Chs's filings list its industry as Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (Wholesale Trade sector, NAICS 4245). Its main U.S. filing address is in Inver Grove Heights, MN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, QA Engineer and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are Minneapolis, MN, Jacksonville, FL and Austin, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).
Questions
Does Chs sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Chs filed 40 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.
How much does Chs pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Chs's H-1B filings is $133,387; half of filings fall between $103,958 and $151,816. Bonus and stock are not included.