Kfc

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 13 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Restaurants and Other Eating Places
  • Main U.S. filing address: Louisville, KY
Median base salary$140,847+15% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$127.9k–$144.7k
Median prevailing wage$126,048the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $120.1k25th $127.9kmedian $140.8k75th $144.7k90th $149k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$140,847
Middle 50%$127.9k–$144.7k
vs. all employers+15%comparison median $122,699
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,880 and $222,160.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,090
25th$127,900
50th (median)$140,847
75th$144,700
90th$149,040

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$140,847
Median prevailing wage$126,048
Median difference+14.6%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage38%

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 Kfc

Kfc's filings list its industry as Restaurants and Other Eating Places (Accommodation and Food Services sector, NAICS 7225). Its main U.S. filing address is in Louisville, KY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Data Scientist, IT Manager and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY and Kansas, MO. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Kfc sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Kfc filed 13 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 Kfc pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Kfc's H-1B filings is $140,847; half of filings fall between $127,900 and $144,700. Bonus and stock are not included.