Bolster — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $173k
- Median base · FY2025
- Digital Marketing Designer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 18 all-time
Bolster filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 57% from the year before), with a median base salary of $173k and the middle 50% of offers between $114k and $208k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Digital Marketing Designer in California.
How much does Bolster 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. $173k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Bolster's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2021 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | +67% | $174k |
| FY2025 | 3 | −57% | $173k |
| FY2024 | 7 | +600% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $83k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $131k |
| FY2021 | 1 | — | $121k |
Which wage levels does Bolster file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 6% of Bolster'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I33.3%6
- Level II61.1%11
- Level III5.6%1
What jobs does Bolster 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Marketing Designer | 2 | $78k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 2 | $173k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $121k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 2 | $108k |
| Principal Engineer | 1 | $185k |
| Front-End Software Engineer | 1 | $135k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 1 | $131k |
| Software Engineer, Backend | 1 | $131k |
| Sr. Principal Engineer | 1 | $226k |
| Staff Engineer | 1 | $188k |
Where does Bolster 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 | 18 | $131k |
What has Bolster filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Bolster: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sr. Principal Engineer | $226,138 |
| 2026 | Digital Marketing Designer | $91,042 |
| 2026 | Machine Learning Engineer | $174,304 |
| 2026 | Software Engineer, Backend | $130,853 |
| 2026 | Staff Engineer | $187,741 |
| 2025 | Sr. Software Engineer | $172,931 |
| 2025 | UX/UI Designer | $114,462 |
| 2025 | VP of Research | $208,125 |
| 2024 | Sr. Software Engineer | $184,662 |
| 2024 | Digital Marketing Designer | $77,750 |
| 2024 | UI/UX Designer | $115,149 |
| 2024 | Machine Learning Engineer | $107,682 |
| 2024 | Front-End Software Engineer | $135,283 |
| 2024 | Software Engineer | $135,283 |
| 2024 | Principal Engineer | $184,662 |
| 2023 | Web Designer | $82,888 |
| 2022 | Senior Research Scientist | $130,894 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $120,578 |
Common questions about Bolster's H-1B filings
- How much does Bolster pay H-1B workers?
- Bolster's median certified H-1B base salary is $173k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Bolster sponsor?
- Bolster has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Bolster sponsor for H-1B?
- Bolster's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Digital Marketing Designer, Sr. Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer.
- Where does Bolster hire H-1B workers?
- Bolster's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →