Northern Star (POGO) LLC H-1B wage filings
Fairbanks, AK. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Northern Star (POGO) LLC filed 79 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $99,486, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Senior Mining Engineer (7 filings, median $126,090).
- Filings since FY2020
- 79
- Positions covered
- 79
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 37
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
Northern Star (POGO) LLC's median H-1B wage offer rose 17%, from $99,486 in fiscal 2020 to $116,709 in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2021, with 24 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Northern Star (POGO) LLC by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | $138,902 | +3.2% | $109,450 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 3 | $134,659 | +15.4% | $134,659 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 14 | $116,709 | +18.8% | $116,709 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 21 | $98,238 | +3.6% | $98,238 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 24 | $94,848 | −4.7% | $94,848 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 14 | $99,486 | n/a | $99,486 | at the minimum |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Mining Engineer | 7 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Project Engineer | 6 | $103,407 | at the minimum | |
| Project Mine Geologist | 5 | $80,787 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Production Engineer | 5 | $99,486 | at the minimum | |
| General Manager | 4 | $125,341 | at the minimum | |
| Mine Manager | 4 | $114,192 | at the minimum | |
| Geotechnical Engineer | 3 | $98,238 | at the minimum | |
| Mining Engineer | 3 | $98,238 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Development Geologist | 3 | $101,691 | at the minimum | |
| Chief Mine Surveyor | 2 | $100,516 | at the minimum | |
| Drill & Blast Engineer | 2 | $91,718 | at the minimum | |
| Human Resources Generalist | 2 | $59,384 | at the minimum | |
| Mining Superintendent | 2 | $123,240 | at the minimum | |
| Plant Metallurgist | 2 | $96,180 | at the minimum | |
| Processing Manager | 2 | $127,452 | at the minimum | |
| Production Engineer | 2 | $98,238 | at the minimum | |
| Project Metallurgist | 2 | $82,618 | at the minimum | |
| Project Resource Geologist | 2 | $84,376 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Resource Geologist | 2 | $85,852 | at the minimum | |
| VP, Operations - North America | 2 | $222,633 | at the minimum | |
| Chief Surveyor | 1 | $90,480 | at the minimum | |
| General Manager - Projects & Growth | 1 | $116,563 | at the minimum | |
| Geology Manager | 1 | $110,427 | at the minimum | |
| Geology Manager (Operations) | 1 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Human Resources Manager | 1 | $185,000 | +69.0% | |
| Maintenance Superintendent | 1 | $125,986 | at the minimum | |
| Mine Geologist | 1 | n/a | ||
| Mine Planning Engineer | 1 | $94,848 | at the minimum | |
| Mine Surveyor | 1 | $102,000 | +29.2% | |
| Mobile Equipment Electrician | 1 | $104,229 | at the minimum | |
| Plant Metallurgical Engineer | 1 | $86,258 | at the minimum | |
| Process Trainer and Assessor | 1 | $94,848 | at the minimum | |
| Project Metallurgical Engineer | 1 | $86,258 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Geotechnical Engineer | 1 | $111,821 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Mine Surveyor | 1 | $73,091 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Project Engineer | 1 | $99,486 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Training Advisor | 1 | $88,587 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | 63 | $98,238 |
| Delta Junction, AK | 14 | $105,779 |
| Fairabanks, AK | 2 | $104,603 |
By visa type: 79 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 74 certified, 5 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Northern Star (POGO) LLC attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.