City of Atlanta — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $80k
- Median base · FY2025
- GIS Manager
- Top role · 5 all-time
- GA
- Top state · 21 all-time
City of Atlanta filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $80k and the middle 50% of offers between $80k and $102k. That is 24% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2016, most often for GIS Manager in Georgia.
How much does City of Atlanta 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. $80k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has City of Atlanta's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 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 | −50% | $113k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −33% | $80k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +50% | $68k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $62k |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0% | $76k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $73k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $55k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $93k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $84k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $80k |
Which wage levels does City of Atlanta file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 36% of City of Atlanta'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 14 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I28.6%4
- Level II35.7%5
- Level III28.6%4
- Level IV7.1%1
What jobs does City of Atlanta 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GIS Manager | 5 | $80k |
| Senior Project Manager | 4 | $83k |
| Urban Planner II | 3 | $68k |
| Senior Business Systems Analyst | 2 | $73k |
| Traffic Signals Engineer | 2 | $80k |
| Data Reporting Analyst, Senior | 2 | $55k |
| Project Manager III | 1 | $113k |
| Information Technology (IT) Architect | 1 | $102k |
| Special Projects Coordinator | 1 | $40k |
Where does City of Atlanta 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GA | 21 | $80k |
What has City of Atlanta filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for City of Atlanta: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Project Manager III | $113,402 |
| 2025 | GIS Manager | $80,371 |
| 2025 | Information Technology (IT) Architect | $101,962 |
| 2024 | Urban Planner II | $55,702 |
| 2024 | Urban Planner II | $67,701 |
| 2024 | Urban Planner II | $67,701 |
| 2023 | Senior Project Manager | $82,202 |
| 2023 | Data Reporting Analyst, Senior | $62,162 |
| 2022 | GIS Manager | $75,670 |
| 2022 | GIS Manager | $75,670 |
| 2021 | Senior Business Systems Analyst | $72,904 |
| 2021 | Senior Business Systems Analyst | $72,904 |
| 2020 | Senior Project Manager | $82,949 |
| 2020 | Data Reporting Analyst, Senior | $54,600 |
| 2019 | GIS Manager | $92,538 |
| 2018 | Senior Project Manager | $84,400 |
| 2018 | Special Projects Coordinator | $39,957 |
| 2018 | Senior Project Manager | $84,400 |
| 2016 | GIS Manager | $89,800 |
| 2016 | Traffic Signals Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2016 | Traffic Signals Engineer | $80,000 |
Common questions about City of Atlanta's H-1B filings
- How much does City of Atlanta pay H-1B workers?
- City of Atlanta's median certified H-1B base salary is $80k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does City of Atlanta sponsor?
- City of Atlanta has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does City of Atlanta sponsor for H-1B?
- City of Atlanta's most-sponsored H-1B roles include GIS Manager, Senior Project Manager, Urban Planner II, Senior Business Systems Analyst.
- Where does City of Atlanta hire H-1B workers?
- City of Atlanta's top H-1B worksite states are GA.
- 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 →