City of Pittsburgh — 15 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $63k
- Median base · FY2025
- Process Improvement Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 15 all-time
City of Pittsburgh filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $63k and the middle 50% of offers between $63k and $91k. Across all years it has 15 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Process Improvement Engineer in Pennsylvania.
How much does City of Pittsburgh 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 City of Pittsburgh's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 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% | $84k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $63k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $76k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $66k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $66k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −50% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 4 | +300% | $67k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $46k |
Which wage levels does City of Pittsburgh file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 8% of City of Pittsburgh'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I41.7%5
- Level II50.0%6
- Level IV8.3%1
What jobs does City of Pittsburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Process Improvement Engineer | 4 | $72k |
| Manager, Immigrant Affairs and Economic Development Research | 1 | $65k |
| Planner (Development Review) | 1 | $63k |
| Process Improvement Trainer | 1 | $65k |
| Public Policy Associate | 1 | $66k |
| Research Manager, Immigrant and Economic Development Affairs | 1 | $69k |
| Special Initiatives Manager | 1 | $67k |
| Construction Plans Examiner | 1 | $70k |
| Data Services Engineer | 1 | $66k |
| Database Administrator | 1 | $91k |
Where does City of Pittsburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 15 | $67k |
What has City of Pittsburgh filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for City of Pittsburgh: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Process Improvement Engineer | $83,512 |
| 2025 | Database Administrator | $91,021 |
| 2025 | Planner (Development Review) | $63,455 |
| 2023 | Process Improvement Engineer | $76,420 |
| 2021 | Data Services Engineer | $66,464 |
| 2020 | Process Improvement Engineer | $72,033 |
| 2020 | Public Policy Associate | $66,464 |
| 2019 | Construction Plans Examiner | $70,325 |
| 2018 | Process Improvement Engineer | $65,948 |
| 2018 | Manager, Immigrant Affairs and Economic Development Research | $65,000 |
| 2017 | Research Manager, Immigrant and Economic Development Affairs | $69,250 |
| 2017 | Diversity and Economic Development Research Manager | $69,250 |
| 2017 | Process Improvement Trainer | $64,656 |
| 2017 | Special Initiatives Manager | $67,219 |
| 2016 | I&p Analyst | $46,322 |
Common questions about City of Pittsburgh's H-1B filings
- How much does City of Pittsburgh pay H-1B workers?
- City of Pittsburgh's median certified H-1B base salary is $63k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does City of Pittsburgh sponsor?
- City of Pittsburgh has 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does City of Pittsburgh sponsor for H-1B?
- City of Pittsburgh's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Process Improvement Engineer, Manager, Immigrant Affairs and Economic Development Research, Planner (Development Review), Process Improvement Trainer.
- Where does City of Pittsburgh hire H-1B workers?
- City of Pittsburgh's top H-1B worksite states are PA.
- 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 →