Momentive Performance Materials USA LLC
H-1B visa and green card sponsorship record
Waterford, NY Manufacturing Files from NY On record FY2020–FY2026
Yes, Momentive Performance Materials USA LLC sponsors H-1B visas.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) certified 4 of its H-1B filings in FY2025 and 3 so far in FY2026 (through June 30, 2026).
At a glance
- Certified H-1B filings, FY2025
- 4 3 so far in FY2026
- Median offered salary, FY2025
- $132,000 from 4 filings
- USCIS approval rate, FY2020–FY2022
- 100.0% of 4 new petitions
- Green card filings (PERM), FY2025
- 1
- E-Verify
- Not on the 2018 list
- H-1B dependent
- No
Fiscal years (FY) run October to September. Approval rates are from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Sponsorship score
3/8
Computed September 30, 2026 from its FY2020–FY2025 record.
- Recent approvals 0/3
0 new H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in FY2022
- Entry-level hiring 1/3
18% of 11 H-1B filings with a wage level were entry level (I or II), FY2023–FY2025
- Files every year 2/2
Certified H-1B filings in 3 of the 3 years FY2023–FY2025
- Approval rate Not rated
Fewer than 10 USCIS decisions on new petitions in FY2020–FY2022 (4)
Out of 8, not 10: parts without enough data aren't rated, and don't count against the company.
H-1B filings (Department of Labor)
Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) by fiscal year. An employer needs a certified LCA before it can file an H-1B petition.
| Fiscal year | Filed | Certified H-1B | Denied | Withdrawn | Entry level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14% of 7 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% of 5 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100% of 2 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17% of 6 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% of 2 |
| FY2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33% of 3 |
| FY2026 so far | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% of 3 |
Entry level: the share of certified H-1B filings stating a wage level that were level I or II.
“Filed”, “Denied” and “Withdrawn” include E-3 and H-1B1 filings, which use the same form; “Certified H-1B” is H-1B only. A filing certified then withdrawn counts in both.
FY2026 is in progress: data runs through June 30, 2026.
H-1B approvals (USCIS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decides the H-1B petition after DOL certifies the LCA. New petitions and extensions or transfers are counted apart.
| New petitions | Extensions and transfers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Approved | Denied | Approval rate | Approved | Denied |
| FY2009 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 7 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | No decisions | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 (partial) | 0 | 0 | No decisions | 1 | 0 |
USCIS approvals count different things from Department of Labor filings, so we never add the two together.
FY2023 is incomplete: USCIS's last data release covers only part of that year (38,315 new approvals nationwide, against 138,381 in FY2022).
USCIS hasn't published employer-level approval data after FY2023.
Salaries
Yearly pay stated on certified full-time H-1B filings (the low end of a range), with hourly, weekly and monthly pay converted; amounts under $15,000 or over $1,000,000 a year are left out. The typical range is the middle half of filings.
| Fiscal year | Median | Typical range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $99,204 | $83,600 – $125,000 | 11 |
| FY2021 | $106,500 | $103,000 – $116,000 | 5 |
| FY2022 | $56,000 | $56,000 – $66,000 | 2 |
| FY2023 | $112,000 | $109,000 – $124,558 | 6 |
| FY2024 | $136,500 | $112,000 – $151,000 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $132,000 | $113,600 – $137,000 | 4 |
| FY2026 so far | $123,000 | $110,000 – $155,000 | 3 |
Wage levels since FY2023
- Level I (entry) 0 0%
- Level II (entry) 2 14%
- Level III 2 14%
- Level IV 10 71%
Shares of the 14 certified H-1B filings since FY2023 that state a wage level. 2 filings didn't state one.
Jobs and locations
Certified H-1B filings since FY2023, with median offered salaries.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical wage level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Scientist | 2 | $80,000 | II (entry) |
| Advanced Scientist - Polymer/Plastics Technololgy | 2 | $112,000 | III |
| Commercial Finance Leader - Formulated Specialties | 1 | $109,000 | IV |
| Global Account Manager and Marketing Leader, BPC | 1 | $151,000 | Not stated |
| Global Sourcing & Sustainability Category Leader | 1 | $137,000 | IV |
| Global Technology Leader - Process Industries | 1 | $188,000 | Not stated |
| Hardcoat Application Development Engineer | 1 | $113,600 | II (entry) |
| IT Business Part and Program Manager | 1 | $132,000 | IV |
| Lead Scientist | 1 | $136,500 | IV |
| Master Scientist, Analytical | 1 | $155,000 | IV |
Top locations
| Location | Filings | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly, WV | 5 | $112,000 |
| Pearl River, NY | 3 | $151,000 |
| Schenectady, NY | 3 | $132,000 |
| Tarrytown, NY | 2 | $112,000 |
| Waterford, NY | 2 | $113,600 |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $137,000 |
Top occupations
| Occupation | Filings | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemists 19-2031 | 6 | $112,000 |
| Materials Scientists 19-2032 | 3 | $112,000 |
| Marketing Managers 11-2021 | 1 | $151,000 |
| Supply Chain Managers 11-3071 | 1 | $137,000 |
| Natural Sciences Managers 11-9121 | 1 | $188,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 | 1 | $109,000 |
What the filings were for
Certified H-1B filings since FY2023 by purpose, as marked on each LCA, in worker positions: one filing can cover several workers.
| Filing type | Worker positions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New employment New H-1B workers joining the company | 11 | 69% |
| Continuation of existing employment Extensions for current H-1B workers | 4 | 25% |
| Change of employer Transfers in: H-1B workers moving from another employer | 1 | 6% |
| Change in previous employment Changes to a current H-1B worker's job | 0 | 0% |
| Concurrent employment A second H-1B job alongside one elsewhere | 0 | 0% |
| Amended petition Amendments to a petition already filed | 0 | 0% |
Green card sponsorship (PERM)
PERM labor certifications filed with the Department of Labor, by fiscal year. Most employer-sponsored green cards start with one.
| Fiscal year | Filed | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 so far | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FY2026 is in progress: data runs through June 30, 2026.
All its green card filings since FY2020, any outcome. DOL's newer PERM form drops citizenship and education, so those two lists cover the older form only.
Top green card job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Sr. West Coast Account & Latin America Marketing Engineer | 2 |
| Commercial Finance Leader – Formulated Specialties | 1 |
| Lead Product Development Chemist | 1 |
| Manager û IT Global Governance, Risk & Compliance | 1 |
| Senior Finance Leader û Coatings | 1 |
| Senior Material Cost Analyst | 1 |
| Senior SCM Systems Specialist | 1 |
| Sr. Multidiscipline Supply Chain & Logistics Lead | 1 |
Countries of citizenship
| Country | Filings |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Minimum education required
| Education | Filings |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 5 |
| Master's | 2 |
E-Verify
Not on the 2018 E-Verify list
We didn't find Momentive Performance Materials USA LLC on USCIS's E-Verify list.
Employers must be enrolled in E-Verify to employ F-1 students on the STEM OPT extension (8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)).
USCIS has published only this one list, dated December 31, 2018. A company that enrolled later isn't on it, so not being on the list tells you nothing.
How we match companies to the list
The employer's name key appears in the USCIS E-Verify participating-employers list with a state the employer files in. That list is one snapshot, enrolled as of 2018-12-31, so false means only "not on the 2018 list" - not that the employer does not use E-Verify today, and not that it did not enrol the following week. The list carries no FEIN and no case number, so the match is by normalised name and state alone.
Other things to know
- H-1B dependent
- No
It said it isn't H-1B dependent on most of its certified filings in FY2023–FY2025 that answered. Dependent employers have a large share of H-1B staff and make extra promises about recruiting and not displacing U.S. workers.
How we work this out
The employer answered Yes to H1B_DEPENDENT on at least half of the certified LCAs where it answered the question, in FY2023-FY2025. false means it answered and Yes was under half; NULL means no certified case answered the question (E-3 and H-1B1 filings answer N/A). The floor is there because a single Yes among thousands of No answers is a tick in the wrong box: it would badge 979 employers that said Yes once, one of them on 1 filing of 2,760; the 473 that answered only once or twice still are. A dependent employer is not a worse employer: the answer is a statutory test on the share of H-1B workers on staff, not a finding.
- Willful violator
- No
Its answers on its filings in FY2020–FY2025 show no repeated yes. Each filing asks whether DOL found it a willful violator in the five years before; this is the company's own answer, not a DOL record.
How we work this out
The employer answered Yes to WILLFUL_VIOLATOR on at least two LCAs in FY2020-FY2025, certified or not, in at least two fiscal years, and in at least one of those years Yes was half or more of what it answered. The floor is there because a single Yes among thousands of No answers is a tick in the wrong box: 505 employers answer Yes exactly once and never twice, and the two employers with the most Yes answers say it on one filing in two thousand. false means the employer answered and did not meet that bar; NULL means it never answered. THIS IS THE FILER'S OWN ATTESTATION ON THE LCA, NOT A DOL FINDING. The authoritative source is the DOL published debarment list, which this project does not yet mirror - it is a follow-up catalog entry - so nothing here has been checked against it.
- Cap-exempt
- No sign
Nothing in its name or industry code suggests a college. It may still be exempt: nonprofit research groups and affiliated hospitals can be, and we can't detect them.
How we work this out
INFERRED, not a determination. true when an FY2023+ LCA carries a NAICS code beginning 6112 or 6113 (junior colleges, colleges and universities) or a raw spelling of the employer's name contains the word UNIVERSITY or COLLEGE. Never false: the column is NULL when neither signal is present, because the absence of a signal is not evidence that an employer is cap-subject. Non-profit research organisations and affiliated hospitals are cap-exempt and both tests miss them. Only USCIS decides cap exemption, petition by petition.
Company details
- Name on filings
- Momentive Performance Materials USA LLC
- Other names on filings
- MPM USA; MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS USA; Momentive Performance Materials USA, LLC; Momentive; Momentive Performance Materials
- Address on filings
- Waterford, NY 12188
- Industry
- Manufacturing (NAICS 325211)
- Employees
- 1,850, as stated on its FY2021 green card filings
- Employer ID (FEIN)
- 20-5748388
- On record
- FY2020–FY2026
- Latest decision on its filings
- June 11, 2026
Related companies
No other company shares its Employer ID.
Sources
- H-1B and green card filings: Department of Labor (Office of Foreign Labor Certification) disclosure data, FY2020 through June 30, 2026.
- H-1B approvals: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, complete through FY2022; FY2023 is partial.
- E-Verify: USCIS's E-Verify employer list as of December 31, 2018.
- Sponsorship score: computed September 30, 2026 with version 1 of the rules on How Visa Grep works.
- USCIS approvals are matched to this company by exact name and a close spelling (2 USCIS names). The last four digits of the Employer ID agree.
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