Cates Engineering — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $82k
- Median base · FY2025
- Project Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- VA
- Top state · 13 all-time
Cates Engineering filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $82k and the middle 50% of offers between $82k and $82k. That is 11% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Project Engineer in Virginia.
How much does Cates Engineering 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. $82k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cates Engineering's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $82k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $75k |
| FY2023 | 2 | +100% | $84k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −67% | $75k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +200% | $72k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $66k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $61k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Cates Engineering file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 17% of Cates Engineering'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I83.3%10
- Level IV16.7%2
What jobs does Cates Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project Engineer | 4 | $66k |
| Senior Project Manager | 2 | $127k |
| Design Engineer | 2 | $61k |
| Project Manager (Structural Engineer) | 1 | $84k |
| Structural Engineer | 1 | $75k |
| Team Leader/Project Manager | 1 | $115k |
| Structural Design Engineer | 1 | $60k |
| Project Engineer (Structural Engineer) | 1 | $82k |
Where does Cates Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VA | 13 | $75k |
What has Cates Engineering filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cates Engineering: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project Engineer (Structural Engineer) | $82,400 |
| 2024 | Design Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2023 | Project Manager (Structural Engineer) | $84,189 |
| 2023 | Senior Project Manager | $178,762 |
| 2022 | Structural Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2020 | Project Engineer | $72,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Project Manager | $127,330 |
| 2020 | Project Engineer | $66,000 |
| 2019 | Project Engineer | $66,000 |
| 2018 | Design Engineer | $61,235 |
| 2018 | Project Engineer | $75,000 |
| 2017 | Team Leader/Project Manager | $115,000 |
| 2017 | Structural Design Engineer | $60,029 |
Common questions about Cates Engineering's H-1B filings
- How much does Cates Engineering pay H-1B workers?
- Cates Engineering's median certified H-1B base salary is $82k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cates Engineering sponsor?
- Cates Engineering has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2025).
- What jobs does Cates Engineering sponsor for H-1B?
- Cates Engineering's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Project Engineer, Senior Project Manager, Design Engineer, Project Manager (Structural Engineer).
- Where does Cates Engineering hire H-1B workers?
- Cates Engineering's top H-1B worksite states are VA.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →