Akamai Technologies — 2,502 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 219
- Filings · FY2025
- $153k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 184 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 1,229 all-time
Akamai Technologies filed 219 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 8% from the year before), with a median base salary of $153k and the middle 50% of offers between $131k and $177k. Across all years it has 2,502 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Akamai Technologies 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. $153k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Akamai Technologies's H-1B hiring changed by year?
162 certified filings in FY2016 → 171 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 171 | −22% | $159k |
| FY2025 | 219 | +8% | $153k |
| FY2024 | 203 | −10% | $146k |
| FY2023 | 225 | −3% | $145k |
| FY2022 | 233 | −5% | $139k |
| FY2021 | 245 | −11% | $128k |
| FY2020 | 276 | +15% | $128k |
| FY2019 | 239 | −16% | $122k |
| FY2018 | 286 | +18% | $114k |
| FY2017 | 243 | +50% | $111k |
| FY2016 | 162 | — | $99k |
Which wage levels does Akamai Technologies file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Akamai Technologies'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 2,011 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.3%87
- Level II39.5%795
- Level III19.3%388
- Level IV36.8%741
What jobs does Akamai Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Akamai Technologies's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 184 | $131k |
| Software Engineer II | 175 | $115k |
| Senior Software Development Engineer in Test | 79 | $122k |
| Software Development Engineer in Test II | 63 | $110k |
| Software Engineer | 57 | $100k |
| Senior Software Engineer II | 55 | $150k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 44 | $168k |
| Technical Support Engineer | 42 | $81k |
| Technical Project Manager II | 42 | $119k |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | 34 | $102k |
Where does Akamai Technologies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 1,229 | $122k |
| CA | 642 | $140k |
| TX | 110 | $145k |
| FL | 95 | $114k |
| WA | 78 | $135k |
| NY | 72 | $132k |
| GA | 69 | $127k |
| CO | 40 | $124k |
| NC | 28 | $155k |
| IL | 26 | $133k |
What has Akamai Technologies filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,502 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Akamai Technologies's H-1B filings
- How much does Akamai Technologies pay H-1B workers?
- Akamai Technologies's median certified H-1B base salary is $153k (FY2025), from 219 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Akamai Technologies sponsor?
- Akamai Technologies has 2,502 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Akamai Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
- Akamai Technologies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer II, Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Software Development Engineer in Test II.
- Where does Akamai Technologies hire H-1B workers?
- Akamai Technologies's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, TX, FL.
- 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 →