Cool Minds — 67 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $113k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer
- Top role · 17 all-time
- VA
- Top state · 18 all-time
Cool Minds filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 40% from the year before), with a median base salary of $113k and the middle 50% of offers between $103k and $135k. That is 6% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 67 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Software Developer in Virginia.
How much does Cool Minds 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. $113k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cool Minds's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2018 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −86% | $161k |
| FY2025 | 7 | +40% | $113k |
| FY2024 | 5 | −29% | $96k |
| FY2023 | 7 | −12% | $99k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +300% | $99k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −87% | $85k |
| FY2020 | 16 | 0% | $91k |
| FY2019 | 16 | +220% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 5 | — | $73k |
Which wage levels does Cool Minds file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 13% of Cool Minds'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 67 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.5%5
- Level II79.1%53
- Level III13.4%9
What jobs does Cool Minds 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 17 | $92k |
| QA Analyst | 7 | $99k |
| Software Engineer | 6 | $97k |
| Bigdata Engineer | 3 | $91k |
| IT Project Manager | 3 | $96k |
| Programmer Analyst | 3 | $70k |
| Full Stack Engineer | 2 | $135k |
| Business Analyst | 2 | $87k |
| Data Warehouse Architect | 2 | $107k |
| Full Stack Developer | 2 | $125k |
Where does Cool Minds 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VA | 18 | $97k |
| TX | 8 | $93k |
| GA | 8 | $90k |
| NJ | 7 | $91k |
| NC | 5 | $90k |
| IL | 4 | $96k |
| NY | 4 | $107k |
| OH | 3 | $81k |
| MN | 2 | $135k |
| FL | 2 | $80k |
What has Cool Minds filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 67 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cool Minds's H-1B filings
- How much does Cool Minds pay H-1B workers?
- Cool Minds's median certified H-1B base salary is $113k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cool Minds sponsor?
- Cool Minds has 67 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cool Minds sponsor for H-1B?
- Cool Minds's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, QA Analyst, Software Engineer, Bigdata Engineer.
- Where does Cool Minds hire H-1B workers?
- Cool Minds's top H-1B worksite states are VA, TX, GA, NJ.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →