2U — 29 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $185k
- Median base · FY2025
- Engineer IV
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 20 all-time
2U filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $185k and the middle 50% of offers between $185k and $185k. That is 17% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 29 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Engineer IV in New York.
How much does 2U pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $185k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has 2U's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | −67% | $185k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $145k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −50% | $140k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $116k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −71% | $116k |
| FY2019 | 7 | +40% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +25% | $120k |
| FY2017 | 4 | 0% | $114k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does 2U file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 52% of 2U's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 25 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I16.0%4
- Level II32.0%8
- Level III28.0%7
- Level IV24.0%6
What jobs does 2U sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer IV | 5 | $155k |
| Engineer III | 4 | $116k |
| Engineer II | 3 | $118k |
| Sr. IT Operations Engineer | 3 | $135k |
| Salesforce Developer | 2 | $85k |
| Software Engineer III, Salesforce | 2 | $140k |
| Software Engineer, Implementation | 2 | $110k |
| Data Scientist | 2 | $80k |
| Senior Software Engineer, DevOps | 1 | $140k |
| Director of Engineering, DevOps | 1 | $174k |
Where does 2U hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 20 | $118k |
| MD | 4 | $83k |
| FL | 3 | $120k |
| VA | 1 | $185k |
| TX | 1 | $145k |
What has 2U filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for 2U: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Engineer IV | $184,965 |
| 2023 | Software Engineer III, Salesforce | $144,900 |
| 2023 | Engineer III | $120,060 |
| 2023 | Engineer IV | $158,400 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer III, Salesforce | $140,000 |
| 2021 | Engineer III | $116,000 |
| 2021 | Director of Engineering, DevOps | $173,880 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer, Implementation | $116,400 |
| 2020 | Engineer III | $130,000 |
| 2019 | Engineer IV | $154,660 |
| 2019 | Salesforce Developer | $85,000 |
| 2019 | Engineer II | $85,000 |
| 2019 | Salesforce Administrator | $65,000 |
| 2019 | Engineer II | $117,875 |
| 2019 | Salesforce Developer | $85,000 |
| 2019 | Engineer II | $117,875 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer, Salesforce | $145,000 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer, Implementation | $110,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Software Engineer, DevOps | $140,000 |
| 2018 | Data Scientist | $120,000 |
| 2018 | Manager, Internal Audit | $82,500 |
| 2017 | Engineer III | $114,220 |
| 2017 | Sr. IT Operations Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2017 | Sr. IT Operations Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2017 | Data Scientist | $80,000 |
| 2016 | Sr. Business Process & Controls Analyst | $75,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer IV | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer IV | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Sr. IT Operations Engineer | $135,000 |
Common questions about 2U's H-1B filings
- How much does 2U pay H-1B workers?
- 2U's median certified H-1B base salary is $185k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does 2U sponsor?
- 2U has 29 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does 2U sponsor for H-1B?
- 2U's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer IV, Engineer III, Engineer II, Sr. IT Operations Engineer.
- Where does 2U hire H-1B workers?
- 2U's top H-1B worksite states are NY, MD, FL, VA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →