Cisco Systems — 13,067 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1,236
- Filings · FY2025
- $140k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 1,899 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 7,069 all-time
Cisco Systems filed 1,236 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $140k and the middle 50% of offers between $127k and $166k. That is 15% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13,067 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Cisco Systems 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. $140k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cisco Systems's H-1B hiring changed by year?
601 certified filings in FY2016 → 1,183 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1,183 | −4% | $153k |
| FY2025 | 1,236 | 0% | $140k |
| FY2024 | 1,230 | −3% | $133k |
| FY2023 | 1,272 | −40% | $130k |
| FY2022 | 2,126 | +7% | $127k |
| FY2021 | 1,982 | +70% | $140k |
| FY2020 | 1,169 | +44% | $122k |
| FY2019 | 811 | +7% | $122k |
| FY2018 | 760 | +9% | $117k |
| FY2017 | 697 | +16% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 601 | — | $109k |
Which wage levels does Cisco Systems file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 67% of Cisco Systems'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 9,583 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.9%89
- Level II31.9%3,055
- Level III52.4%5,025
- Level IV14.8%1,414
What jobs does Cisco Systems 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 Cisco Systems's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,899 | $127k |
| Technical Leader | 357 | $145k |
| Technical Consulting Engineer | 299 | $98k |
| Consulting Engineer | 278 | $105k |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 226 | $179k |
| Hardware Engineer | 211 | $124k |
| Product Manager | 176 | $135k |
| Software QA Engineer | 173 | $130k |
| Technical Marketing Engineer | 171 | $130k |
| Project Manager | 165 | $112k |
Where does Cisco Systems 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 | 7,069 | $143k |
| NC | 1,794 | $112k |
| TX | 1,427 | $114k |
| MA | 401 | $117k |
| WA | 395 | $135k |
| NJ | 255 | $132k |
| IL | 228 | $107k |
| GA | 213 | $113k |
| MD | 188 | $115k |
| NY | 172 | $136k |
What has Cisco Systems filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 13,067 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cisco Systems's H-1B filings
- How much does Cisco Systems pay H-1B workers?
- Cisco Systems's median certified H-1B base salary is $140k (FY2025), from 1,236 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cisco Systems sponsor?
- Cisco Systems has 13,067 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cisco Systems sponsor for H-1B?
- Cisco Systems's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Technical Leader, Technical Consulting Engineer, Consulting Engineer.
- Where does Cisco Systems hire H-1B workers?
- Cisco Systems's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NC, TX, MA.
- 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 →