Kohler Co.

Manufacturing · Primarily WI · PERM filings 2019–2023

#1,799 top sponsor

Overview

Kohler Co. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 38 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #1,799 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 18 were certified (47.4% approval rate), taking about 246 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Industrial Engineers, with most worksites in WI, and the median sponsored wage is $97,594.

38

PERM filings

47.4%

approval

0

denied

$97,594

median wage

246d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 37 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India21
  • Mexico4
  • Brazil3
  • Canada2
  • Iran1
  • South Korea1
  • Russia1
  • United Kingdom1
  • Bangladesh1
  • Philippines1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B32
  • L-15

Education

  • Master's18
  • Bachelor's17
  • Doctorate1
  • Other1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Kohler Co. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Industrial Engineers 5 $74,734
Commercial and Industrial Designers 4 $62,827
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4 $146,458
Software Developers 2 $102,794
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2 $99,726
Software Developers, Systems Software 2 $110,126
Mechatronics Engineers 2 $91,728
Software Developers, Applications 2 $97,718
Managers, All Other 1 $97,594
Materials Engineers 1 $102,000

Common job titles

Sr. Digital Architect 1 Senior Electronics Hardware Project Engineer 1 Project Analyst û New Product Process 1 Senior Systems Analyst û Data Scientist 1 Lead Industrial Designer 1 Manager - Network Operations 1 Senior Staff Engineer, Coatings 1 Sr. Chemist - Quality, Data Systems and Inorganic Chemistry 1 Staff Engineer - Assembly & Automation 1 Sr Systems Architect-Digital Development 1 Sales Manager, Engineered Solutions 1 Channel Manager- Analytics & Lead Generation 1

Worksite states

WI 35 AR 1 AL 1 IL 1

Wage range

$81,453

25th

$97,594

median

$110,739

75th

$129,813

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP30
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP7
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23272-400687 Sr. Digital ArchitectCertified Kohler, WI Jan 23, 2025
A-23061-07565 Sr. Channel Manager - Digital ExperienceCertified Kohler, WI Apr 12, 2024
A-22334-65017 Sr. Staff Engineer, EnginesCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Jan 18, 2024
A-22227-06038 Sr. Data EngineerCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Oct 25, 2023
A-22255-19741 Associate Director – Quality,Vitreous,Plastics&ElectronicsCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Oct 12, 2023
A-22292-42152 Sr. Digital AnalystCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Oct 5, 2023
A-22255-20004 Sr. Developer, Digital AnalyticsCertified Chicago, IL Sep 6, 2023
A-22256-20604 Senior Project Engineer- QualityCertified Kohler, WI Aug 25, 2023
A-22223-04531 Senior Developer-Digital ExperienceCertified Kohler, WI Aug 24, 2023
A-22098-38400 Manager – Manufacturing Engineering, Coatings and Waste-Water Treatment (WWT)Certified Kohler, WI Aug 10, 2023
A-22098-38396 Staff Analyst – ToolingCertified Huntsville, AL Aug 10, 2023
A-22242-14278 Sr. Project Quality EngineerCertified Kohler, WI Jul 21, 2023
A-22168-74069 Staff Project Leader – OEMCertified Kohler, WI Jun 6, 2023
A-22131-53568 Director - IT, Data & AnalyticsCertified Kohler, WI Apr 6, 2023
A-22055-15723 Systems Architect - Production PlanningCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Mar 30, 2023
A-22313-54502 Senior Industrial DesignerWithdrawn Kohler, WI Feb 6, 2023
A-22070-24184 Manager – International Customer Service, Western HemisphereCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Jan 9, 2023
A-22046-12027 Project EngineerCertified-Expired Sheridan, AR Dec 7, 2022
A-22028-04321 Staff EngineerCertified-Expired Kohler, WI Nov 15, 2022
A-22098-38426 Architect-Salesforce Release ManagerWithdrawn Kohler, WI Aug 29, 2022

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.