Employer profile
Chao Associates
3 certified H-1B filings across 3 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
1
FY2025 median
$63k
Top role
Lead Structural Designer
1 filings · all-time
Top state
SC
3 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Chao Associates pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Chao Associates hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10% | $63k |
| FY2017 | 10% | $56k |
| FY2016 | 1— | $52k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
133%
Lvl I
133%
Lvl II
133%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Structural Designer | 1 | $52k |
| Senior Designer | 1 | $56k |
| Civil Designer | 1 | $63k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| SC | 3 | $56k |