Ask Applications — 19 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2021)
- 5
- Filings · FY2021
- $125k
- Median base · FY2021
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 15 all-time
Ask Applications filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 62% from the year before), with a median base salary of $125k and the middle 50% of offers between $118k and $137k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 19 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Senior Software Engineer in New York.
How much does Ask Applications 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. $125k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ask Applications's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2019 → 5 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 5 | −62% | $125k |
| FY2020 | 13 | +1200% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 1 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Ask Applications file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 42% of Ask Applications'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 19 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I21.1%4
- Level II36.8%7
- Level III21.1%4
- Level IV21.1%4
What jobs does Ask Applications 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $118k |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $97k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $100k |
| Director, Software Engineering | 1 | $180k |
| Machine Learning Software Engineer | 1 | $130k |
| Principal Software Test Engineer | 1 | $125k |
| Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | 1 | $83k |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 1 | $113k |
| Senior Director, Software Engineering | 1 | $180k |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $137k |
Where does Ask Applications 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 | 15 | $109k |
| WA | 2 | $113k |
| CO | 1 | $122k |
| NH | 1 | $113k |
What has Ask Applications filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ask Applications: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senior DevOps Engineer | $113,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | $136,500 |
| 2021 | Principal Software Test Engineer | $124,700 |
| 2021 | Director, Software Engineering | $180,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $118,000 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Director, Software Engineering | $180,000 |
| 2020 | DevOps Cloud Engineer | $122,000 |
| 2020 | Analyst | $70,034 |
| 2020 | Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | $83,000 |
| 2020 | Business Intelligence/Data Analyst | $70,034 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer, Data and Analytics | $120,000 |
| 2020 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $113,381 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Engineer | $169,600 |
| 2020 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $96,595 |
| 2020 | Systems Engineer | $98,000 |
| 2020 | Software Test Engineer | $108,500 |
| 2019 | Machine Learning Software Engineer | $130,000 |
Common questions about Ask Applications's H-1B filings
- How much does Ask Applications pay H-1B workers?
- Ask Applications's median certified H-1B base salary is $125k (FY2021), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ask Applications sponsor?
- Ask Applications has 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2021).
- What jobs does Ask Applications sponsor for H-1B?
- Ask Applications's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Engineer, Director, Software Engineering.
- Where does Ask Applications hire H-1B workers?
- Ask Applications's top H-1B worksite states are NY, WA, CO, NH.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →