Ces — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $97k
- Median base · FY2025
- Applications Software Engineer
- Top role · 8 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 8 all-time
Ces filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $97k and the middle 50% of offers between $97k and $105k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Applications Software Engineer in California.
How much does Ces 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. $97k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ces's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $130k |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0% | $97k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +200% | $149k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −67% | $84k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −67% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +50% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $82k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $107k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $62k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $85k |
Which wage levels does Ces file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 21% of Ces'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 19 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.3%1
- Level II73.7%14
- Level III21.1%4
What jobs does Ces 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Applications Software Engineer | 8 | $80k |
| Solutions Architect | 3 | $97k |
| Financial Analyst | 2 | $82k |
| Software Programmer | 2 | $62k |
| Information Technology Project Manager | 1 | $70k |
| Associate Technical Architect | 1 | $84k |
| Big Data Engineer | 1 | $84k |
| Business Development Representative | 1 | $105k |
| Technical Architect | 1 | $105k |
Where does Ces 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 | 8 | $107k |
| MI | 5 | $79k |
| IL | 3 | $84k |
| VA | 1 | $85k |
| GA | 1 | $105k |
| IN | 1 | $97k |
| NC | 1 | $84k |
What has Ces filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ces: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Solutions Architect | $129,667 |
| 2025 | Technical Architect | $105,227 |
| 2025 | Solutions Architect | $97,032 |
| 2025 | Solutions Architect | $97,032 |
| 2024 | Applications Software Engineer | $156,000 |
| 2024 | Applications Software Engineer | $149,136 |
| 2024 | Associate Technical Architect | $84,427 |
| 2023 | Big Data Engineer | $84,282 |
| 2022 | Financial Analyst | $90,000 |
| 2022 | Information Technology Project Manager | $70,075 |
| 2022 | Applications Software Engineer | $80,163 |
| 2021 | Applications Software Engineer | $130,000 |
| 2020 | Applications Software Engineer | $79,498 |
| 2020 | Applications Software Engineer | $79,498 |
| 2020 | Applications Software Engineer | $75,920 |
| 2019 | Financial Analyst | $82,389 |
| 2019 | Business Development Representative | $105,000 |
| 2018 | Applications Software Engineer | $107,390 |
| 2017 | Software Programmer | $62,379 |
| 2016 | Software Programmer | $85,000 |
Common questions about Ces's H-1B filings
- How much does Ces pay H-1B workers?
- Ces's median certified H-1B base salary is $97k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ces sponsor?
- Ces has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ces sponsor for H-1B?
- Ces's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Applications Software Engineer, Solutions Architect, Financial Analyst, Software Programmer.
- Where does Ces hire H-1B workers?
- Ces's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MI, IL, 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →