Cost Plus — 7 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2021)
- 4
- Filings · FY2021
- $129k
- Median base · FY2021
- QA Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 6 all-time
Cost Plus filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 300% from the year before), with a median base salary of $129k and the middle 50% of offers between $125k and $129k. That is 42% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 7 certified filings since FY2017, most often for QA Engineer in California.
How much does Cost Plus 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. $129k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cost Plus's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 4 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | +300% | $129k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $142k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $126k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $118k |
Which wage levels does Cost Plus file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 43% of Cost Plus'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 7 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II57.1%4
- Level III14.3%1
- Level IV28.6%2
What jobs does Cost Plus 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 |
|---|---|---|
| QA Engineer | 2 | $118k |
| Quality Automation Engineer | 2 | $129k |
| Integration Architect | 1 | $160k |
| Senior Programmer Analyst | 1 | $142k |
| Ecommerce QA Engineer | 1 | $125k |
Where does Cost Plus 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 | 6 | $126k |
| NC | 1 | $160k |
What has Cost Plus filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cost Plus: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Integration Architect | $160,000 |
| 2021 | Ecommerce QA Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2021 | Quality Automation Engineer | $128,572 |
| 2021 | Quality Automation Engineer | $128,572 |
| 2020 | Senior Programmer Analyst | $141,680 |
| 2018 | QA Engineer | $125,804 |
| 2017 | QA Engineer | $118,450 |
Common questions about Cost Plus's H-1B filings
- How much does Cost Plus pay H-1B workers?
- Cost Plus's median certified H-1B base salary is $129k (FY2021), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cost Plus sponsor?
- Cost Plus has 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2021).
- What jobs does Cost Plus sponsor for H-1B?
- Cost Plus's most-sponsored H-1B roles include QA Engineer, Quality Automation Engineer, Integration Architect, Senior Programmer Analyst.
- Where does Cost Plus hire H-1B workers?
- Cost Plus's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NC.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →