What Wal-mart Associates certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 2,174 wage filings Wal-mart Associates certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 16,076 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $123K–$150K base, median $145K (1,260 filings).
Related record: Wal-mart Associates’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Wal-mart Associates
1,260 filingsData Scientists at Wal-mart Associates
573 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Wal-mart Associates
167 filingsLogistics Engineers at Wal-mart Associates
32 filingsWeb and Digital Interface Designers at Wal-mart Associates
27 filingsInformation Security Analysts at Wal-mart Associates
23 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers at Wal-mart Associates
22 filingsIndustrial Engineers at Wal-mart Associates
20 filingsMedian by state
| AR | 1,095 filings | $133K |
| CA | 809 filings | $150K |
| NJ | 106 filings | $172K |
| WA | 72 filings | $184K |
| VA | 39 filings | $160K |
| TX | 28 filings | $144K |
| IL | 8 filings | $144K |
| FL | 7 filings | $112K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 371 filings | $120K |
| Level II · Qualified | 413 filings | $137K |
| Level III · Experienced | 594 filings | $151K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 150 filings | $179K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Wal-mart Associates certifies 16,076 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 21% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $113K 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. (16,072).
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 5,443 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 5,466 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (5,443 vs 16,076) — 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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