BNSF Railway Company: H-1B and PERM filings, with workplace records, 5 states
BNSF Railway Company filed 64 labor condition applications (LCA) in fiscal year 2026, to 30 June 2026. OFLC certified 62 of them. The median offered wage on its LCAs in fiscal years 2025 to 2026 is $165,000 a year. It filed 2 PERM applications in fiscal year 2024. OFLC certified all of them. An LCA is a filing. It is not a visa and it is not a job.
OSHA opened 16 inspections at BNSF Railway Company in 5 states since 2016. The inspections have 31 citations. 1 inspection has a contested citation.
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 15 cases at BNSF Railway Company in 5 states since fiscal year 2005. These cases record no back wages agreed to pay.
Is this one company?
This page adds up the records that the agencies hold under one employer name in 5 states. The site joins them by name only.
A record on this page can belong to a different firm that has the same name.
The state records use these names: BNSF Railway Company; Bnsf Railway; Bnsf Railway Company.
The site keeps a hand list of names that it treats as one employer. This company is on the list. The list holds: BNSF; BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY; BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE. Some of these names can be separate legal entities.
The table of state records gives the city and the industry of each one. How the site matches records
Since the last update
No change. The site tracks the LCA filings, PERM applications, OSHA inspections and back wages of this company. Changes and data dates
Totals by agency: all states
| Agency | Record | Figure | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFLC | LCA filings, fiscal year 2026 | 64 | To 30 Jun 2026, 97% certified |
| OFLC | LCA filings, all fiscal years | 73 | Fiscal years 2025 to 2026 |
| OFLC | PERM applications | 2 | Fiscal years 2024 to 2026 |
| OSHA | Inspections | 16 | Opened since 2016, in 5 states |
| OSHA | Citations | 31 | 1 inspection has a contested citation |
| OSHA | Current penalties | $99,537 | Initial penalties $139,093 |
| WHD | Concluded cases | 15 | Fiscal year 2005 to 15 Jun 2026 |
| WHD | Back wages agreed to pay | $0 | For 0 employees |
H-1B and PERM: Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Decisions to Newest file fiscal year 2026, quarter 3Read from the committed copy
Employer-specific case information that appears on this website was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted prevailing wage, labor certification and labor attestation applications for processing. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS-OES) survey.
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A small percentage of determinations may be subject to change in subsequent quarterly releases due to appeal or redetermination decisions on employer applications.
The words of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Source: Performance Data, read .
- LCA filings, fiscal year 2026
- 6497% certified, year to date
- Median offered wage
- $165,000a year; prevailing $148,949
- Worker positions
- 75fiscal years 2025 to 2026
- PERM applications, fiscal year 2026
- 0none filed in this fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Certified | Certified share | Denied | Withdrawn | Worker positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 89% | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 64 | 62 | 97% | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Job title | Median wage | 10th percentile | 90th percentile | LCA filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer (Product, Platform & Enterprise) | $165,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | 10 |
| Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) | $165,000 | $165,000 | $212,202 | 9 |
| Software Engineer II (Product, Platform & Enterprise) | $117,750 | $93,750 | $130,000 | 9 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $165,000 | $130,601 | $165,000 | 6 |
A wage is a year: the rate on the form times its unit, so an hourly rate times 2,080. A job title is in the table when five or more applications state a wage; 8 job titles have fewer and are not shown. One application in ten states a wage below the 10th percentile, and one in ten a wage above the 90th. The table uses the twelve most frequent job titles of each state. For a busy job title, it uses the wages of 40 applications in each state.
Prevailing wage levels on the filings
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 17 | 23% |
| Level II | 7 | 10% |
| Level III | 0 | 0% |
| Level IV | 45 | 62% |
| Not stated | 4 | 5% |
| Occupation (SOC) | LCA filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 55 |
| Data Scientists | 6 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 5 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 4 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 3 |
PERM applications (permanent labor certification)
| Fiscal year | Applications | Certified | Certified share | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | No data | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | No data | 0 | 0 |
Fiscal year 2024 holds the applications on the new Form 9089 only. A PERM job title is in the table when it has five or more applications.
State records: 5 employer records
| State | City | Industry | LCA filings, 2026 | PERM applications | OSHA inspections | WHD cases | Back wages agreed to pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Galesburg | Support Activities for Transportation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $0 |
| Kansas | Topeka | Rail Transportation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $0 |
| Nebraska | Alliance | Rail Transportation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $0 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | Rail Transportation | 64 | 2 | 2 | 9 | $0 |
| Washington | Everett | Rail Transportation | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | $0 |
OFLC files LCA and PERM applications under the state of the employer address on the form. OSHA and the Wage and Hour Division record the state of the establishment. Each state links to its own record, with its caveats and its inspections.
OSHA inspections: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Records to Inspections opened since 2016Read from the agency
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The words of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Source: Establishment Search, read .
- Inspections since 2016
- 16in 5 states
- Citations
- 3118 serious, willful or repeat
- Current penalties
- $99,537initial $139,093
- Inspections with a contested citation
- 110 with a final order on every citation
| Year | Inspections | Citations | Current penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $5,387 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 19 | $75,762 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | $6,430 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $5,958 |
| All years | 16 | 31 | $99,537 |
Each state record lists its inspections with the status and the standards cited.
Back wages: Wage and Hour Division
Concluded cases to Cases since fiscal year 2005Read from the agency
The dataset contains all concluded WHD compliance actions since FY 2005. The dataset includes whether any violations were found and the back wage amount, number of employees due back wages, and civil money penalties assessed. NOTE: Findings Start Date and Findings End Date are not equal to Case Open Date and Case Close Date, which are not included in the dataset.
The words of the Wage and Hour Division. Source: Open Data Portal, dataset Enforcement, read .
- Concluded cases
- 15in 4 states
- Back wages agreed to pay
- $0for 0 employees
- Civil money penalties
- $0
| Year | Cases | Back wages agreed to pay | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| All years | 15 | $0 | 0 |
Every case in the file is concluded. The file does not say if the employer paid the back wages.
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Injury summaries
The Injury Tracking Application data for 2023 to 2025 has no Form 300A summary under this name.
Calendar years 2023 to 2025. Read from the committed copy.
Federal contracts
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Questions about this record
- What happened to the LCAs of BNSF Railway Company?
- BNSF Railway Company filed 73 LCAs in fiscal years 2025 to 2026. OFLC certified 70 of them. OFLC denied none. The employer withdrew 3.
- For which occupation does BNSF Railway Company file the most LCAs?
- Software Developers has 55 filings in fiscal years 2025 to 2026.
- In which states are the records?
- The records are in 5 states. LCAs are under 1 state, the state of the employer address on the form.
- Are the OSHA citations of BNSF Railway Company final?
- Of the 16 inspections, 10 have a final order on every citation. 1 inspection has a contested citation.
Official channels
- OSHAOSHA establishment searchOccupational Safety and Health Administration. Address checked .
- OFLCOFLC performance data (LCA and PERM disclosure files)Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Address checked .
- WHDHow to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour DivisionWage and Hour Division. Address checked .
Cite this page
Employer Ledger. "BNSF Railway Company." https://employerledger.com/company/bnsf-railway-company/. Records of: Office of Foreign Labor Certification; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Wage and Hour Division. Newest record .
The address of this page does not change. The figures change when an agency publishes new records.
Where the figures come from
- OFLC Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Decisions to . Newest file fiscal year 2026, quarter 3. Read , from the committed copy.
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Records to . Inspections opened since 2016. Read , from the agency.
- WHD Wage and Hour Division. Concluded cases to . Cases since fiscal year 2005. Read , from the agency.
- 300A OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A. Calendar years 2023 to 2025. Read , from the committed copy.
- USAspending USAspending.gov. Period the latest 12 months. Read , from the agency.
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