Blue Ocean — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $74k
- Median base · FY2025
- Operations Research Analyst
- Top role · 5 all-time
- DE
- Top state · 9 all-time
Blue Ocean filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 60% from the year before), with a median base salary of $74k and the middle 50% of offers between $74k and $93k. That is 16% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Operations Research Analyst in Delaware.
How much does Blue Ocean 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. $74k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Blue Ocean's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 0% | $63k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −60% | $74k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +150% | $62k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0% | $58k |
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $54k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −67% | $50k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $58k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $66k |
Which wage levels does Blue Ocean file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 15% of Blue Ocean'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 20 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I70.0%14
- Level II15.0%3
- Level III15.0%3
What jobs does Blue Ocean 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Research Analyst | 5 | $70k |
| Data Analyst | 3 | $66k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 2 | $58k |
| Business Analyst | 2 | $58k |
| Information Technology Project Manager | 2 | $54k |
| General and Operations Manager | 1 | $63k |
| Public Relations Specialist | 1 | $45k |
| Accountant | 1 | $56k |
| Operations Research Analysts | 1 | $66k |
| Process Engineer | 1 | $73k |
Where does Blue Ocean 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DE | 9 | $62k |
| OR | 3 | $66k |
| TN | 3 | $70k |
| TX | 2 | $120k |
| CA | 2 | $58k |
| PA | 1 | $63k |
What has Blue Ocean filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Blue Ocean: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Database Administrator | $68,994 |
| 2026 | General and Operations Manager | $62,500 |
| 2025 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $74,000 |
| 2025 | Data Analyst | $93,080 |
| 2024 | Operations Research Analyst | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Business Analyst | $58,240 |
| 2024 | Information Technology Project Manager | $61,838 |
| 2024 | Public Relations Specialist | $45,011 |
| 2024 | Operations Research Analyst | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Operations Research Analyst | $70,200 |
| 2023 | Operations Research Analyst | $70,200 |
| 2022 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $58,240 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $65,520 |
| 2021 | Information Technology Project Manager | $53,934 |
| 2021 | Business Analyst | $59,010 |
| 2020 | Operations Research Analyst | $50,000 |
| 2019 | Process Engineer | $73,486 |
| 2019 | Accountant | $56,000 |
| 2019 | Data Analyst | $58,000 |
| 2018 | Operations Research Analysts | $65,520 |
Common questions about Blue Ocean's H-1B filings
- How much does Blue Ocean pay H-1B workers?
- Blue Ocean's median certified H-1B base salary is $74k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Blue Ocean sponsor?
- Blue Ocean has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Blue Ocean sponsor for H-1B?
- Blue Ocean's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Operations Research Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Analyst.
- Where does Blue Ocean hire H-1B workers?
- Blue Ocean's top H-1B worksite states are DE, OR, TN, TX.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →