Ces USA — 177 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2025
- $101k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Programmer
- Top role · 48 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 79 all-time
Ces USA filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $101k and the middle 50% of offers between $84k and $103k. That is 12% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 177 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Programmer in Illinois.
How much does Ces USA 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. $101k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ces USA's H-1B hiring changed by year?
57 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −70% | $123k |
| FY2025 | 10 | +67% | $101k |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0% | $97k |
| FY2023 | 6 | −40% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 10 | 0% | $87k |
| FY2021 | 10 | −17% | $97k |
| FY2020 | 12 | −33% | $92k |
| FY2019 | 18 | −36% | $95k |
| FY2018 | 28 | +65% | $88k |
| FY2017 | 17 | −70% | $77k |
| FY2016 | 57 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Ces USA file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 20% of Ces USA'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 113 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.2%7
- Level II73.5%83
- Level III19.5%22
- Level IV0.9%1
What jobs does Ces USA sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Ces USA's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Programmer | 48 | $60k |
| Software Developer | 25 | $90k |
| IT Analyst | 8 | $79k |
| SQL Developer | 8 | $82k |
| Itds Technical Analyst | 6 | $103k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 5 | $122k |
| Database Administrator | 5 | $69k |
| Business Systems Analyst | 5 | $60k |
| Android Developer | 4 | $78k |
| BI Consultant | 4 | $88k |
Where does Ces USA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 79 | $60k |
| TX | 27 | $95k |
| MI | 14 | $79k |
| NJ | 11 | $103k |
| CA | 9 | $98k |
| FL | 8 | $83k |
| NY | 7 | $103k |
| OH | 4 | $87k |
| WI | 3 | $81k |
| NC | 3 | $95k |
What has Ces USA filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 177 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ces USA's H-1B filings
- How much does Ces USA pay H-1B workers?
- Ces USA's median certified H-1B base salary is $101k (FY2025), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ces USA sponsor?
- Ces USA has 177 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ces USA sponsor for H-1B?
- Ces USA's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Programmer, Software Developer, IT Analyst, SQL Developer.
- Where does Ces USA hire H-1B workers?
- Ces USA's top H-1B worksite states are IL, TX, MI, NJ.
- 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 →