City of Austin — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $80k
- Median base · FY2025
- Energy Market Analyst
- Top role · 12 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 25 all-time
City of Austin filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 43% from the year before), with a median base salary of $80k and the middle 50% of offers between $74k and $80k. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Energy Market Analyst in Texas.
How much does City of Austin 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 Austin's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −50% | $63k |
| FY2025 | 4 | −43% | $80k |
| FY2023 | 7 | +40% | $92k |
| FY2022 | 5 | +150% | $92k |
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $72k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $69k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $79k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $71k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $72k |
Which wage levels does City of Austin file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 8% of City of Austin'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 24 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I25.0%6
- Level II66.7%16
- Level III8.3%2
What jobs does City of Austin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Market Analyst | 12 | $92k |
| Graduate Engineer B | 3 | $80k |
| Power System Graduate Engineer | 3 | $72k |
| IT Data Architect | 2 | $100k |
| Planner Senior | 1 | $74k |
| Business Process Consultant | 1 | $72k |
| Engineer B | 1 | $107k |
| Forensic Scientist II | 1 | $63k |
| Graduate Engineer a | 1 | $69k |
Where does City of Austin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 25 | $92k |
What has City of Austin filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for City of Austin: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Engineer B | $107,466 |
| 2026 | Forensic Scientist II | $63,253 |
| 2025 | Graduate Engineer B | $79,539 |
| 2025 | Graduate Engineer B | $79,539 |
| 2025 | Planner Senior | $74,152 |
| 2025 | IT Data Architect | $108,638 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2023 | Graduate Engineer B | $76,752 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2023 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2022 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2022 | IT Data Architect | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2022 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2022 | Energy Market Analyst | $92,040 |
| 2021 | Energy Market Analyst | $80,000 |
| 2021 | Business Process Consultant | $71,656 |
| 2020 | Graduate Engineer a | $68,515 |
| 2019 | Power System Graduate Engineer | $79,498 |
| 2019 | Energy Market Analyst | $81,266 |
| 2017 | Power System Graduate Engineer | $71,282 |
| 2016 | Power System Graduate Engineer | $72,030 |
Common questions about City of Austin's H-1B filings
- How much does City of Austin pay H-1B workers?
- City of Austin's median certified H-1B base salary is $80k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does City of Austin sponsor?
- City of Austin has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does City of Austin sponsor for H-1B?
- City of Austin's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Energy Market Analyst, Graduate Engineer B, Power System Graduate Engineer, IT Data Architect.
- Where does City of Austin hire H-1B workers?
- City of Austin's top H-1B worksite states are TX.
- 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 →