40 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Albemarle Corporation's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Withdrawn or denied LCAs are normal in isolation; a high share suggests workers were moved between filings and the paper trail needs checking.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 15% above the DOL prevailing wage across 22 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Albemarle Corporation sponsors H-1B workers, with 40 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 2 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $132,613 (P25 $104,750, P75 $177,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Albemarle Corporation H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 77% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| FY2024 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| FY2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| FY2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Stage Project Director I-201-26027-593366 | $179,340/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Jan 27, 2026 | Certified |
Studies & Governance Manager I-201-26021-576220 | $179,340/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Jan 21, 2026 | Withdrawn |
Sr. Project Manager – Kings Mountain Mine I-200-25315-397264 | $201,092/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Nov 11, 2025 | Certified |
Sr. Project Manager – Kings Mountain Mine I-200-25308-370027 | $201,092/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Nov 04, 2025 | Withdrawn |
R&T Engineer I-200-25234-261167 | $145,730/yr | IV | New Johnsonville, TN | Aug 22, 2025 | Certified |
Studies & Governance Manager I-201-25139-993537 | $170,747/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 19, 2025 | Certified |
Sr. Manager Geotechnical Governance I-203-25129-960744 | $230,050/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 09, 2025 | Certified |
R&T Engineer III I-200-25105-865892 | $108,885/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | Apr 15, 2025 | Certified |
Position Restrictions Project Metallurgist I-200-25101-857767 | $114,156/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | Apr 11, 2025 | Certified |
R&T Chemist III I-200-25101-855417 | $104,500/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Apr 11, 2025 | Certified |
Geologist II I-200-25101-856569 | $99,085/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | Apr 11, 2025 | Certified |
VP Product Management - Energy Storage I-200-25037-671967 | $242,043/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Feb 06, 2025 | Certified |
Project Integration Manager I-200-24166-114293 | $175,000/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Jun 14, 2024 | Certified |
Project Integration Manager I-200-24158-077286 | $175,000/yr | IV | Indian Land, Fort Mill, SC | Jun 05, 2024 | Certified |
Project Integration Manager I-200-24131-984184 | $175,000/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
Global Business Director I-200-24131-984254 | $200,450/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
Battery Applications Engineer I-200-24131-984165 | $107,536/yr | III | Baton Rouge, LA | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
IT Business Systems Analyst I-200-24131-984251 | $93,000/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
Digital Marketing Analyst I-200-24131-984231 | $97,573/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
R&T Chemist III I-200-24131-984259 | $95,472/yr | III | Baton Rouge, LA | May 10, 2024 | Certified |
IT Business Systems Analyst I-200-24129-972558 | $93,000/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Global Business Director I-200-24129-972628 | $200,450/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Digital Marketing Analyst I-200-24129-972579 | $97,573/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
Project Integration Manager I-200-24129-972525 | $175,000/yr | III | Indian Land, Fort Mill, SC | May 08, 2024 | Certified |
R&T Chemist III / Analytical Materials Scientist I-200-23240-301055 | $106,349/yr | III | Kings Mountain, NC | Aug 28, 2023 | Certified |
R&T Chemist III, New Product Development Scientist I-200-23234-285401 | $110,000/yr | II | Baton Rouge, LA | Aug 22, 2023 | Certified |
R&T Engineer I-200-23223-258647 | $135,000/yr | IV | New Johnsonville, TN | Aug 11, 2023 | Certified |
Ariba IT Business Systems Analyst I-200-23192-181677 | $133,000/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Jul 11, 2023 | Certified |
Sr. Manager Geotechnical Governance I-203-23187-171066 | $200,000/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Jul 06, 2023 | Certified |
Global Marketing Manager, Solid State Batteries I-200-23186-168397 | $172,700/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Jul 05, 2023 | Certified |
Research Analyst - Global Lithium Supply Chain I-200-23132-017580 | $132,612/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 12, 2023 | Certified |
Lithium Extraction Technologies Manager I-201-23118-975933 | $105,000/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Apr 28, 2023 | Certified |
Process Engineering Lead I-200-23118-975845 | $179,000/yr | III | Houston, TX | Apr 28, 2023 | Certified |
Laboratory Leader Analytical Excellence I-201-23107-938731 | $67,138/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | Apr 17, 2023 | Certified |
Engineering Manager – AESM Capital Projects I-200-23094-903604 | $189,000/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Apr 04, 2023 | Certified |
Advance Lithium Battery Research Engineer/Scientist I-200-23065-825834 | $110,000/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Mar 06, 2023 | Certified |
Study Manager I-203-22238-440538 | $212,344/yr | IV | Kings Mountain, NC | Aug 26, 2022 | Certified |
Battery Cell Engineer I-200-22139-189381 | $95,000/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | May 19, 2022 | Certified |
R&T Chemist III I-200-22129-152070 | $95,000/yr | II | Pasadena, TX | May 09, 2022 | Certified |
Lithium Analytical Scientist I-200-22126-146145 | $95,000/yr | II | Kings Mountain, NC | May 06, 2022 | Certified |
Process Development Engineer I-200-22046-904529 | $115,000/yr | III | Kings Mountain, NC | Feb 15, 2022 | Certified |
Technical Service Engineer I-200-21155-369954 | $131,180/yr | III | Houston, TX | Jun 04, 2021 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Apr — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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