Consumer Reports — 46 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $109k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 35 all-time
Consumer Reports filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $109k and the middle 50% of offers between $109k and $136k. That is 3% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 46 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Senior Software Engineer in New York.
How much does Consumer Reports 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. $109k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Consumer Reports's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | 0% | $128k |
| FY2025 | 5 | +67% | $109k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +50% | $90k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −75% | $101k |
| FY2022 | 8 | −11% | $135k |
| FY2021 | 9 | +800% | $125k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −83% | $135k |
| FY2019 | 6 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 6 | +500% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Consumer Reports file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 93% of Consumer Reports'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 14 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II7.1%1
- Level III14.3%2
- Level IV78.6%11
What jobs does Consumer Reports 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 | $109k |
| Lead Quality Assurance Engineer | 6 | $135k |
| Software Engineer | 5 | $90k |
| Associate Director, Data Engineering | 3 | $175k |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $103k |
| Manager, Web Development | 2 | $160k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 2 | $120k |
| Senior Database Administrator | 2 | $130k |
| Manager, Data Intelligence Analytics | 1 | $135k |
| Manager, Digital Business Analytics | 1 | $145k |
Where does Consumer Reports 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 35 | $130k |
| NJ | 6 | $135k |
| TX | 3 | $109k |
| CA | 2 | $128k |
What has Consumer Reports filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Consumer Reports: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Consumer Reports's H-1B filings
- How much does Consumer Reports pay H-1B workers?
- Consumer Reports's median certified H-1B base salary is $109k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Consumer Reports sponsor?
- Consumer Reports has 46 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Consumer Reports sponsor for H-1B?
- Consumer Reports's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Lead Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Engineer, Associate Director, Data Engineering.
- Where does Consumer Reports hire H-1B workers?
- Consumer Reports's top H-1B worksite states are NY, NJ, 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →