Hilmar Cheese Company

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 24 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Dairy Product Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: Hilmar, CA
Median base salary$114,608−7% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$92.2k–$137.2k
Level IV (expert) share47%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$109,023the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $75.5k25th $92.2kmedian $114.6k75th $137.2k90th $144.3k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Hilmar Cheese Company files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Merced, CA$131,00014

Salary details

Median salary$114,608
Middle 50%$92.2k–$137.2k
vs. all employers−7%comparison median $122,699
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,804 and $163,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,539
25th$92,173
50th (median)$114,608
75th$137,207
90th$144,340

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$114,608
Median prevailing wage$109,023
Median difference+9.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage29%

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 Hilmar Cheese Company

Hilmar Cheese Company's filings list its industry as Dairy Product Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3115). Its main U.S. filing address is in Hilmar, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Food Scientist, Network Administrator and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Merced, CA, Dodge, KS and Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Hilmar Cheese Company sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Hilmar Cheese Company filed 24 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 Hilmar Cheese Company pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Hilmar Cheese Company's H-1B filings is $114,608; half of filings fall between $92,173 and $137,207. Bonus and stock are not included.