Cogent Communications — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2025)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $86k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Accountant
- Top role · 3 all-time
- DC
- Top state · 9 all-time
Cogent Communications filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $86k and the middle 50% of offers between $86k and $124k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Staff Accountant in District of Columbia.
How much does Cogent Communications 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. $86k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cogent Communications's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2018 → 2 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | 0% | $86k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $121k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $105k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $99k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $66k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −75% | $63k |
| FY2018 | 4 | — | $63k |
Which wage levels does Cogent Communications file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 15% of Cogent Communications'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I53.8%7
- Level II30.8%4
- Level IV15.4%2
What jobs does Cogent Communications 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Accountant | 3 | $66k |
| Sales Engineer | 3 | $99k |
| Payroll Accountant | 2 | $121k |
| Optical Network Engineer | 1 | $63k |
| Staff Accountant II | 1 | $86k |
| Sr. Sales Engineer | 1 | $124k |
| Senior Staff Accountant | 1 | $63k |
| Systems Engineer | 1 | $62k |
Where does Cogent Communications 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DC | 9 | $66k |
| NY | 4 | $99k |
What has Cogent Communications filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cogent Communications: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Accountant II | $86,370 |
| 2025 | Sr. Sales Engineer | $124,384 |
| 2024 | Payroll Accountant | $121,222 |
| 2024 | Payroll Accountant | $121,222 |
| 2023 | Staff Accountant | $68,096 |
| 2022 | Sales Engineer | $104,500 |
| 2021 | Sales Engineer | $99,226 |
| 2020 | Staff Accountant | $66,025 |
| 2019 | Optical Network Engineer | $63,230 |
| 2018 | Sales Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2018 | Systems Engineer | $62,358 |
| 2018 | Staff Accountant | $62,500 |
| 2018 | Senior Staff Accountant | $62,500 |
Common questions about Cogent Communications's H-1B filings
- How much does Cogent Communications pay H-1B workers?
- Cogent Communications's median certified H-1B base salary is $86k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cogent Communications sponsor?
- Cogent Communications has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2025).
- What jobs does Cogent Communications sponsor for H-1B?
- Cogent Communications's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Accountant, Sales Engineer, Payroll Accountant, Optical Network Engineer.
- Where does Cogent Communications hire H-1B workers?
- Cogent Communications's top H-1B worksite states are DC, NY.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →