Ames Engineering — 7 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2025)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $90k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Engineer (Electrical)
- Top role · 2 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 7 all-time
Ames Engineering filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $90k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $96k. Across all years it has 7 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Staff Engineer (Electrical) in Illinois.
How much does Ames Engineering 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. $90k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ames Engineering's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 2 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $68k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $64k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $65k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $63k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $61k |
Which wage levels does Ames Engineering file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Ames Engineering'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 7 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I85.7%6
- Level II14.3%1
What jobs does Ames Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Engineer (Electrical) | 2 | $68k |
| Staff Engineer - Civil Engineering | 2 | $61k |
| Staff Engineer (Civil) | 1 | $64k |
| Staff Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Staff Engineer, Electrical/Lighting | 1 | $65k |
Where does Ames Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 7 | $65k |
What has Ames Engineering filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ames Engineering: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Engineer (Electrical) | $96,408 |
| 2022 | Staff Engineer (Electrical) | $67,642 |
| 2020 | Staff Engineer (Civil) | $64,189 |
| 2019 | Staff Engineer, Electrical/Lighting | $65,021 |
| 2018 | Staff Engineer - Civil Engineering | $62,566 |
| 2017 | Staff Engineer - Civil Engineering | $60,736 |
Common questions about Ames Engineering's H-1B filings
- How much does Ames Engineering pay H-1B workers?
- Ames Engineering's median certified H-1B base salary is $90k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ames Engineering sponsor?
- Ames Engineering has 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2025).
- What jobs does Ames Engineering sponsor for H-1B?
- Ames Engineering's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Engineer (Electrical), Staff Engineer - Civil Engineering, Staff Engineer (Civil), Staff Engineer.
- Where does Ames Engineering hire H-1B workers?
- Ames Engineering's top H-1B worksite states are IL.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →