Academia — 19 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $167k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 6 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 19 all-time
Academia filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $167k and the middle 50% of offers between $167k and $215k. That is 48% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 19 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Academia 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. $167k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Academia's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | +150% | $225k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $167k |
| FY2024 | 4 | +300% | $210k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $155k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −67% | $155k |
| FY2021 | 3 | +200% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $135k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $140k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Academia file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 39% of Academia'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.6%1
- Level II55.6%10
- Level III33.3%6
- Level IV5.6%1
What jobs does Academia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6 | $140k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $215k |
| Senior Product Data Analyst | 2 | $155k |
| Product Data Analyst | 2 | $125k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1 | $245k |
| Group Product Manager | 1 | $250k |
| Senior Business Analyst | 1 | $210k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 1 | $190k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack | 1 | $226k |
| Vice President of Product, Organic Traffic Growth | 1 | $300k |
Where does Academia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 19 | $167k |
What has Academia filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Academia: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Staff Software Engineer | $245,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer | $195,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Data Analyst | $190,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack | $226,138 |
| 2025 | Software Engineer | $167,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $215,000 |
| 2024 | Group Product Manager | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Software Engineer | $165,000 |
| 2024 | Vice President of Product, Organic Traffic Growth | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Business Analyst | $210,000 |
| 2023 | Software Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Product Data Analyst | $155,000 |
| 2021 | Product Data Analyst | $125,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Product Data Analyst | $165,000 |
| 2021 | Product Data Analyst | $125,000 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2016 | Software Engineer | $110,000 |
Common questions about Academia's H-1B filings
- How much does Academia pay H-1B workers?
- Academia's median certified H-1B base salary is $167k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Academia sponsor?
- Academia has 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Academia sponsor for H-1B?
- Academia's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Product Data Analyst, Product Data Analyst.
- Where does Academia hire H-1B workers?
- Academia's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →