What Wal-mart Associates certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 14,214 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: Wal-mart Associates’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Software Developers
7,314 filingsData Scientists
2,426 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
1,540 filingsWeb Administrators
769 filingsWeb Administrators
690 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers
306 filingsValidation Engineers
213 filingsStatisticians
141 filingsMedian by state
| AR | 5,537 filings | $124K |
| CA | 5,073 filings | $153K |
| TX | 1,503 filings | $130K |
| NJ | 679 filings | $165K |
| WA | 471 filings | $174K |
| VA | 418 filings | $140K |
| GA | 110 filings | $135K |
| MA | 99 filings | $150K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 103 filings | $95K |
| Level II · Qualified | 4,277 filings | $119K |
| Level III · Experienced | 6,737 filings | $152K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 630 filings | $164K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Wal-mart Associates certifies 14,214 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 certified offer runs 20% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $114K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (14,210).
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
Wal-mart Associates has 5,063 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 5,085 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (5,063 vs 14,214) — 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 Wal-mart Associates pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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