Smithfield Foods
Hiring · 532 open jobsGeneral information
Smithfield Foods is the largest pig and pork producer in the world. It raises pigs and processes pork across multiple continents, then sells packaged meats under various branded labels to retailers and consumers. The company operates more than 500 farms in the United States and contracts with about 2,000 independent farms. It is based in Smithfield, Virginia.
Joseph W. Luter Sr. and Joseph W. Luter Jr. founded Smithfield in 1936. WH Group, a Hong Kong company, bought it in 2013 for $4.72 billion and still owns 88% today, meaning strategy and investment decisions run through a parent company on the other side of the world. Smithfield employs about 50,200 people and generates roughly $14 billion in revenue a year.
Currently, there's a total of 483 job openings at Smithfield Foods. Over the last 30 days, 466 jobs were added and 222 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~9 days before being removed). Historically, the median salary is ~$102,500. Smithfield Foods is an H-1B sponsor.1
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
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| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 78 |
| July 27, 2026 | 82 |
| August 3, 2026 | 0 |
| August 10, 2026 | 267 |
| August 17, 2026 | 94 |
| August 24, 2026 | 103 |
| August 31, 2026 | 96 |
| September 7, 2026 (in progress) | 91 |
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What does Smithfield Foods actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $102,500. Note that 82% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4
Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
| Bracket | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Under $100k | 66 jobs (49%) |
| $100k to $150k | 55 jobs (41%) |
| $150k to $200k | 8 jobs (6%) |
| $200k and up | 5 jobs (4%) |
Plus 58 hourly jobs at $14.42 to $44.1 an hour.
Posted ranges on jobs open now4
Hourly jobs
Visa sponsorship
Does Smithfield Foods sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023. Smithfield Foods is a likely employer for applicants who require sponsorship.5
Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)5
| Fiscal year | Approved |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 1 |
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is Smithfield Foods hiring now?
Yes. There are 532 open jobs, with 651 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 10 days, so don't wait.
Does Smithfield Foods sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 3 approved petitions from FY2021 to FY2023.
How much does Smithfield Foods pay?
Posted pay runs $70,000 to $400,000 a year, and the median is $102,500. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Smithfield Foods's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Smithfield Foods's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Smithfield Foods's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
- 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
smithfieldfoods.com, checked daily
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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