H-1B Filings
34
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Accommodation & Food Services IL DOL H-1B
McDonald's Corporation: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
McDonald's Corporation in IL (Accommodation & Food Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (34 on file) at a $166,234 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
McDonald's Corporation (IL): · 34 H-1B LCAs at a $166,234 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, McDonald's Corporation in IL carries 34 H-1B wage filings on record, a $166,234 median wage across 33 disclosed-wage positions (above the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 34 H-1B LCAs
- $166,234 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #1,437 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 97th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 97th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 77th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
C
Federal workforce composite
57/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · McDonald's Corporation
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
34 H-1B LCAs
#1,437 of 51,370 sponsors · 97th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay B+
$166,234 median
77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- McDonald's Corporation's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 14 in FY2024 to 20 in FY2025 (+42.9%).
- McDonald's Corporation's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $152,698 in FY2024 to $178,479 in FY2025 (+16.9%).
Median H-1B Salary
$166,234
Above national median. Across 33 disclosed positions
Where McDonald's Corporation's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$166,234 Top 23% higher than 77% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
McDonald's Corporation's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+16.9% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | McDonald's Corporation | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Accommodation & Food Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | IL | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 34 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $166,234 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
McDonald's Corporation's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in IL (Accommodation & Food Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #1,437 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 97th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Senior Director “ Enterprise Architecture (20831.10) | $264,000 |
| Sr Mgr-Tech Lead (20831.109) | $218,400 |
| Sr Manager, Tech Platform Management (20831.183) | $204,030 |
| Senior Manager, Tech Lead (20831.132) | $190,000 |
| Cybersecurity Architect (20831.178) | $187,220 |
| Sr Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering (20831.177) | $187,200 |
| Sr. Enterprise Architect ( 20831.327) | $186,590 |
| Sr Manager, Cloud Computing (20831.179) | $183,872 |
| Sr Application Architect (20831.4) | $183,456 |
| Sr Data Engineer (20831.420) | $180,000 |
| Software Engineer III (20831.69) | $178,008 |
| Quality Assurance Engineer III (20831.190) | $176,571 |
| Solutions Architect (20831.180) | $175,714 |
| Sr Mgr-Machine Learning Platform (20831.125) | $174,720 |
| Manager, Engineering Tech Lead (20831.73) | $173,000 |
| Manager, Engineering Tech Lead (20831.434) | $170,000 |
| Software Engineer III (20831.45) | $166,234 |
| Software Engineer III (20831.432) | $165,000 |
| Manager, Technical Product Management (20831.167) | $164,430 |
| Data Engineer III (20831.431) | $160,000 |
| MGR-TECH LEAD (20831.321) | $160,000 |
| Software Engineer III (20831.311) | $155,000 |
| Data Engineer (20831.314) | $150,000 |
| Manager - Solutions Architect (20831.309) | $150,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER III (20831.41) | $150,000 |
| Sr Analyst, Cybersecurity Operations (20831.424) | $150,000 |
| MGR-TECH LEAD (20831.306) | $149,781 |
| Cloud Engineer III (20831.108) | $148,949 |
| Network Engineer III (20831.181) | $141,478 |
| SUPV-TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION (20831.317) | $140,000 |
| Software Engineer 3 (20831.103) | $127,250 |
| Software Engineer II (20831.308) | $123,656 |
| Software Engineer II (20831.312) | $106,558 |
What the Data Says About McDonald's Corporation
Signature stat: H-1B volume
McDonald's Corporation's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 34 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 97% of sponsors in this corpus (#1,437 of 51,370).
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 6 filings versus FY2024 (42.9%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $152,698 (FY2024) to $178,479 (FY2025) (+16.9%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
No OSHA record despite scale
McDonald's Corporation sponsors 34 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
Top-quartile disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs high: $166,234 median beats 77% of credible wage rows and sits above the $124,488 national median.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for McDonald's Corporation among Accommodation & Food Services employers we track.
Where McDonald's Corporation sits
This employer among Accommodation & Food Services H-1B peers
Across the 35 Accommodation & Food Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, McDonald's Corporation files more petitions than 88% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 94%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (34 filings · $166,234 median here).
Each muted dot is one accommodation & food services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 34; the brand marker is McDonald's Corporation. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How McDonald's Corporation compares to Accommodation & Food Services peers
McDonald's Corporation's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Accommodation & Food Services (home state IL). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
McDonald's Corporation
34 H-1B filings
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
121 H-1B filings
Marriott International, Inc.
86 H-1B filings
What to check before working with McDonald's Corporation
For McDonald's Corporation, start with sponsorship pay (34 H-1B LCAs, median $166,234) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $166,234 across 33 disclosed-wage positions (of 34 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
McDonald's Corporation's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation (LA) - 121 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- Marriott International, Inc. (MD) - 86 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (VA) - 49 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like McDonald's Corporation's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put McDonald's Corporation next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where McDonald's Corporation's #1,437 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does McDonald's Corporation's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, McDonald's Corporation's disclosed median of $166,234 sits at the 77th percentile (above the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does McDonald's Corporation's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
McDonald's Corporation has 34 H-1B filings on record, ranking #1,437 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 97th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.