Cerence Operating — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $160k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 9 all-time
Cerence Operating filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 600% from the year before), with a median base salary of $160k and the middle 50% of offers between $105k and $180k. That is 12% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Cerence Operating 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. $160k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cerence Operating's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2020 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −86% | $93k |
| FY2025 | 7 | +600% | $160k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −75% | $113k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +100% | $99k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $99k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +33% | $102k |
| FY2020 | 3 | — | $95k |
Which wage levels does Cerence Operating file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 45% of Cerence Operating'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 I15.0%3
- Level II40.0%8
- Level III35.0%7
- Level IV10.0%2
What jobs does Cerence Operating 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 Quality Assurance Engineer | 4 | $95k |
| Principal Research Scientist | 2 | $180k |
| Senior Research Application Scientist | 2 | $99k |
| Senior Revenue Accountant | 1 | $93k |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $79k |
| Speech & Language R&d Engineer | 1 | $105k |
| Speech Scientist | 1 | $99k |
| Staff Accountant | 1 | $62k |
| Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 1 | $113k |
| Director of Product Management | 1 | $260k |
Where does Cerence Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 9 | $99k |
| MI | 6 | $95k |
| WA | 2 | $113k |
| PA | 2 | $180k |
| TX | 2 | $130k |
| CA | 1 | $260k |
What has Cerence Operating filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cerence Operating: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Revenue Accountant | $93,056 |
| 2025 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $117,297 |
| 2025 | Speech & Language R&d Engineer | $105,440 |
| 2025 | Director of Product Management | $260,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Research Scientist | $160,000 |
| 2025 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $89,045 |
| 2025 | Principal Research Scientist | $180,000 |
| 2025 | Principal Research Scientist | $180,000 |
| 2024 | Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $112,986 |
| 2023 | Principal HRIS Analyst | $130,000 |
| 2023 | Staff Accountant | $62,234 |
| 2023 | Speech Scientist | $98,946 |
| 2023 | Director Software Engineering | $211,141 |
| 2022 | Senior Research Application Scientist | $98,946 |
| 2022 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $101,275 |
| 2021 | Senior Research Application Scientist | $101,587 |
| 2021 | Senior Manager Software Engineering | $137,426 |
| 2021 | Senior Financial Analyst | $83,304 |
| 2021 | Principal Quality Assurance Engineer | $139,797 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer | $79,498 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $113,381 |
| 2020 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | $95,285 |
Common questions about Cerence Operating's H-1B filings
- How much does Cerence Operating pay H-1B workers?
- Cerence Operating's median certified H-1B base salary is $160k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cerence Operating sponsor?
- Cerence Operating has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cerence Operating sponsor for H-1B?
- Cerence Operating's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Principal Research Scientist, Senior Research Application Scientist, Senior Revenue Accountant.
- Where does Cerence Operating hire H-1B workers?
- Cerence Operating's top H-1B worksite states are MA, MI, WA, PA.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →