Great Lakes Cheese
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 25 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Dairy Product Manufacturing
- Main U.S. filing address: Hiram, OH
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Percentiles from Great Lakes Cheese's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Great Lakes Cheese hires for
Bar: share of Great Lakes Cheese's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 92% of filings (12 occupations in total).
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| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $111,509 | 11 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Great Lakes Cheese.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 8% of filings
Mid-level · 48% of filings
Senior · 12% of filings
Expert · 32% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 2 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $98,400 | 12 |
| Senior · Level III | too few | 3 |
| Expert · Level IV | too few | 8 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Where Great Lakes Cheese files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
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| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, OH | $99,200 | 19 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $64,886 |
| 25th | $98,000 |
| 50th (median) | $99,200 |
| 75th | $119,184 |
| 90th | $136,115 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | – | – | – | 5 |
| FY2021 | – | – | – | 4 |
| FY2022 | – | – | – | 4 |
| FY2023 | $93,100 | $88,806 | $102,692 | 11 |
| FY2024 | – | – | – | 6 |
| FY2025 | $98,400 | $81,584 | $114,171 | 12 |
| FY2026 | $99,341 | $99,200 | $130,832 | 13 |
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 Great Lakes Cheese
Great Lakes Cheese's filings list its industry as Dairy Product Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3115). Its main U.S. filing address is in Hiram, OH 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, Systems Analyst and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Cleveland, OH, Akron, OH and Abilene, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).
Questions
Does Great Lakes Cheese sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Great Lakes Cheese filed 25 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 Great Lakes Cheese pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Great Lakes Cheese's H-1B filings is $99,200; half of filings fall between $98,000 and $119,184. Bonus and stock are not included.