Ecolab

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 52 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Water, Sewage and Other Systems
  • Main U.S. filing address: St. Paul, MN
Median base salary$140,706+15% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$125.8k–$160.3k
Level II (mid-level) share44%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$123,209the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Ecolab hires mid-level. 44% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 96% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $140,706, median prevailing wage $123,209.

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10th $110.8k25th $125.8kmedian $140.7k75th $160.3k90th $178k

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Percentiles from Ecolab's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Ecolab hires for

Bar: share of Ecolab's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 96% of filings (12 occupations in total).

Show all 2 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Financial Manager$138,50014
Marketing Manager$160,91411

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Ecolab.

Pay by level

$130kLevel I
Entry-level · 24% of filings
$145.1kLevel II
Mid-level · 44% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 20% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 11% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $130,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $145,084 20
Senior · Level III too few 9
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Ecolab files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 2 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Minneapolis, MN$140,00023
Chicago, IL$143,10021

Salary details

Median salary$140,706
Middle 50%$125.8k–$160.3k
vs. all employers+15%comparison median $122,699
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,570 and $190,038.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,800
25th$125,750
50th (median)$140,706
75th$160,330
90th$177,965

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $115,227 (42 filings) FY2021: median $119,925 (47 filings) FY2022: median $127,789 (30 filings) FY2023: median $130,576 (31 filings) FY2024: median $137,775 (36 filings) FY2025: median $135,000 (33 filings) FY2026: median $145,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 42 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 47
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$115,227$112,151$126,38942
FY2021$119,925$116,000$129,10947
FY2022$127,789$118,363$140,38930
FY2023$130,576$117,980$138,09031
FY2024$137,775$125,000$150,70036
FY2025$135,000$125,000$152,00033
FY2026$145,000$142,500$167,83919

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$140,706
Median prevailing wage$123,209
Median difference+16.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage4%

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.

Job titles at Ecolab

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Financial Analysis Manager$143,100$132.5k–$151k11

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Ecolab

Ecolab's filings list its industry as Water, Sewage and Other Systems (Utilities sector, NAICS 2213). Its main U.S. filing address is in St. Paul, MN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Financial Manager, Marketing Manager and Software Engineer and the main metro areas are Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL and Houston, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Ecolab sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Ecolab filed 52 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 Ecolab pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Ecolab's H-1B filings is $140,706; half of filings fall between $125,750 and $160,330. Bonus and stock are not included.