What Visa U.S. A certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 1,864 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Related record: Visa U.S. A’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Information Technology Project Managers
338 filingsSoftware Developers
297 filingsOperations Research Analysts
217 filingsData Scientists
187 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
129 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
125 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
112 filingsManagement Analysts
42 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 756 filings | $145K |
| TX | 512 filings | $125K |
| CO | 208 filings | $117K |
| NY | 85 filings | $138K |
| GA | 80 filings | $118K |
| FL | 54 filings | $124K |
| OH | 48 filings | $93K |
| VA | 39 filings | $137K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 71 filings | $93K |
| Level II · Qualified | 549 filings | $109K |
| Level III · Experienced | 302 filings | $130K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 835 filings | $150K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Visa U.S. A certifies 1,864 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $125K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 4 legal entities under this brand — largest: Visa U.S.A. Inc. (1,808).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Visa U.S. A has 153 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 153 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (153 vs 1,864) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Visa U.S. A pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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