Blue Shield of California — 360 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 40
- Filings · FY2022
- $136k
- Median base · FY2022
- Application Developer, Consultant
- Top role · 20 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 358 all-time
Blue Shield of California filed 40 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $136k and the middle 50% of offers between $111k and $152k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 360 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Application Developer, Consultant in California.
How much does Blue Shield of California 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. $136k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Blue Shield of California's H-1B hiring changed by year?
78 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −90% | $210k |
| FY2022 | 40 | +100% | $136k |
| FY2021 | 20 | −35% | $117k |
| FY2020 | 31 | −65% | $128k |
| FY2019 | 88 | +87% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 47 | −10% | $126k |
| FY2017 | 52 | −33% | $101k |
| FY2016 | 78 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Blue Shield of California file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 80% of Blue Shield of California'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 116 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.2%6
- Level II14.7%17
- Level III2.6%3
- Level IV77.6%90
What jobs does Blue Shield of California 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Application Developer, Consultant | 20 | $133k |
| Application Developer, Senior | 10 | $121k |
| Quality Engineer, Consultant | 9 | $121k |
| Quality Engineer, Senior | 8 | $99k |
| QA Analyst, Senior | 7 | $90k |
| Systems Analysis, Consultant | 7 | $133k |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 6 | $110k |
| Facets Senior Systems Analyst | 5 | $97k |
| Senior Data Integration Developer | 5 | $133k |
| Senior Application Developer | 5 | $126k |
Where does Blue Shield of California 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 | 358 | $118k |
| TX | 1 | $113k |
| WA | 1 | $128k |
What has Blue Shield of California filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 360 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Blue Shield of California's H-1B filings
- How much does Blue Shield of California pay H-1B workers?
- Blue Shield of California's median certified H-1B base salary is $136k (FY2022), from 40 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Blue Shield of California sponsor?
- Blue Shield of California has 360 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Blue Shield of California sponsor for H-1B?
- Blue Shield of California's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Application Developer, Consultant, Application Developer, Senior, Quality Engineer, Consultant, Quality Engineer, Senior.
- Where does Blue Shield of California hire H-1B workers?
- Blue Shield of California's top H-1B worksite states are CA, 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →