Benchling — 70 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2025
- $135k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 20 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 51 all-time
Benchling filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 37% from the year before), with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $118k and $190k. That is 32% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 70 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Benchling 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. $135k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Benchling's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | +10% | $162k |
| FY2025 | 10 | −37% | $135k |
| FY2024 | 16 | +300% | $195k |
| FY2023 | 4 | −67% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 12 | +33% | $146k |
| FY2021 | 9 | +80% | $150k |
| FY2020 | 5 | +400% | $125k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $133k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $150k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Benchling file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 58% of Benchling'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 67 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.0%6
- Level II32.8%22
- Level III37.3%25
- Level IV20.9%14
What jobs does Benchling 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 | 20 | $170k |
| Implementation Manager | 6 | $115k |
| Software Engineer, Quality | 5 | $135k |
| Engineering Manager, Applications | 3 | $209k |
| Technical Solutions Consultant | 2 | $125k |
| Customer Success Manager | 2 | $110k |
| Engineering Leader, Customer Engineering | 2 | $220k |
| Life Sciences Product Specialist | 2 | $133k |
| Product Manager | 2 | $210k |
| Senior Revenue Accountant | 2 | $110k |
Where does Benchling 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 | 51 | $160k |
| MA | 7 | $146k |
| TX | 5 | $130k |
| WA | 2 | $170k |
| PA | 2 | $124k |
| NJ | 1 | $125k |
| CO | 1 | $180k |
| NY | 1 | $125k |
What has Benchling filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 70 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Benchling's H-1B filings
- How much does Benchling pay H-1B workers?
- Benchling's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2025), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Benchling sponsor?
- Benchling has 70 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Benchling sponsor for H-1B?
- Benchling's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Implementation Manager, Software Engineer, Quality, Engineering Manager, Applications.
- Where does Benchling hire H-1B workers?
- Benchling's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MA, TX, WA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →