Cognida — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2022–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $150k
- Median base · FY2025
- Technical Architect
- Top role · 4 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 13 all-time
Cognida filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 133% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $140k and $175k. That is 30% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2022, most often for Technical Architect in Illinois.
How much does Cognida 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. $150k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cognida's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2022 → 7 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7 | 0% | $170k |
| FY2025 | 7 | +133% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 3 | −25% | $109k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +300% | $87k |
| FY2022 | 1 | — | $90k |
Which wage levels does Cognida file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 32% of Cognida'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 22 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II68.2%15
- Level III27.3%6
- Level IV4.5%1
What jobs does Cognida 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Architect | 4 | $94k |
| Programmer Analyst | 3 | $176k |
| Technical Specialist | 2 | $90k |
| Data Scientist | 2 | $103k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $140k |
| Software Developer | 2 | $120k |
| Client Account Manager | 1 | $190k |
| Business Solutions Lead | 1 | $150k |
| Senior Technical Manager | 1 | $175k |
| AI/ML Engineer | 1 | $103k |
Where does Cognida 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 13 | $140k |
| PA | 5 | $90k |
| TX | 2 | $119k |
| CA | 1 | $170k |
| OH | 1 | $103k |
What has Cognida filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cognida: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Software Engineer 2, AI | $170,100 |
| 2026 | Software Developer | $131,000 |
| 2026 | Data Scientist | $103,000 |
| 2026 | Data Scientist | $119,000 |
| 2026 | Principal Solution Architect | $180,000 |
| 2026 | Programmer Analyst | $176,000 |
| 2026 | Programmer Analyst | $176,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Technical Manager | $175,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2025 | Technical Specialist | $160,000 |
| 2025 | Software Developer | $120,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2025 | Client Account Manager | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Business Solutions Lead | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Technical Architect | $140,000 |
| 2024 | AI/ML Engineer | $102,690 |
| 2024 | Technical Architect | $108,992 |
| 2023 | Delivery Manager/Solution Architect | $94,016 |
| 2023 | Technical Architect | $94,016 |
| 2023 | Technical Architect | $87,485 |
| 2023 | Programmer Analyst | $74,776 |
| 2022 | Technical Specialist | $90,397 |
Common questions about Cognida's H-1B filings
- How much does Cognida pay H-1B workers?
- Cognida's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cognida sponsor?
- Cognida has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cognida sponsor for H-1B?
- Cognida's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Technical Architect, Programmer Analyst, Technical Specialist, Data Scientist.
- Where does Cognida hire H-1B workers?
- Cognida's top H-1B worksite states are IL, PA, TX, CA.
- 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 (FY2022–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →