Chao Associates — 3 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $63k
- Median base · FY2025
- Lead Structural Designer
- Top role · 1 all-time
- SC
- Top state · 3 all-time
Chao Associates filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $63k and the middle 50% of offers between $63k and $63k. That is 25% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 3 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Lead Structural Designer in South Carolina.
How much does Chao Associates 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. $63k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chao Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $63k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $56k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $52k |
Which wage levels does Chao Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Chao Associates'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 2 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I50.0%1
- Level II50.0%1
What jobs does Chao Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Structural Designer | 1 | $52k |
| Senior Designer | 1 | $56k |
| Civil Designer | 1 | $63k |
Where does Chao Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SC | 3 | $56k |
What has Chao Associates filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Chao Associates: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Civil Designer | $63,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Designer | $56,000 |
| 2016 | Lead Structural Designer | $52,000 |
Common questions about Chao Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does Chao Associates pay H-1B workers?
- Chao Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $63k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Chao Associates sponsor?
- Chao Associates has 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Chao Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- Chao Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Lead Structural Designer, Senior Designer, Civil Designer.
- Where does Chao Associates hire H-1B workers?
- Chao Associates's top H-1B worksite states are SC.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →