Collectors Universe — 40 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 12
- Filings · FY2025
- $179k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 11 all-time
Collectors Universe filed 12 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 140% from the year before), with a median base salary of $179k and the middle 50% of offers between $159k and $210k. That is 36% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 40 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Collectors Universe 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. $179k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Collectors Universe's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2021 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −75% | $181k |
| FY2025 | 12 | +140% | $179k |
| FY2024 | 5 | −29% | $185k |
| FY2023 | 7 | −42% | $165k |
| FY2022 | 12 | +1100% | $165k |
| FY2021 | 1 | — | $140k |
Which wage levels does Collectors Universe file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 85% of Collectors Universe'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 40 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.0%2
- Level II10.0%4
- Level III22.5%9
- Level IV62.5%25
What jobs does Collectors Universe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 7 | $165k |
| Senior Cloud Operations Engineer | 4 | $165k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 3 | $160k |
| Senior Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer | 2 | $181k |
| Database Engineering Manager | 2 | $175k |
| Staff Analytics Manager | 2 | $220k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $140k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 | $220k |
| Principal Software Engineer, Microservices | 2 | $203k |
| Senior Corporate IT Engineer | 2 | $130k |
Where does Collectors Universe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 11 | $200k |
| WA | 5 | $185k |
| NJ | 4 | $165k |
| PA | 3 | $85k |
| TX | 3 | $195k |
| MA | 2 | $155k |
| VA | 2 | $165k |
| NC | 2 | $220k |
| MI | 2 | $136k |
| AZ | 1 | $165k |
What has Collectors Universe filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Collectors Universe: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Collectors Universe's H-1B filings
- How much does Collectors Universe pay H-1B workers?
- Collectors Universe's median certified H-1B base salary is $179k (FY2025), from 12 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Collectors Universe sponsor?
- Collectors Universe has 40 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Collectors Universe sponsor for H-1B?
- Collectors Universe's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, Senior Data Analyst, Senior Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer.
- Where does Collectors Universe hire H-1B workers?
- Collectors Universe's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NJ, 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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →