Cougar Tech — 207 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $106k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer
- Top role · 86 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 86 all-time
Cougar Tech filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 43% from the year before), with a median base salary of $106k and the middle 50% of offers between $88k and $113k. That is 6% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 207 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Developer in Texas.
How much does Cougar Tech 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. $106k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cougar Tech's H-1B hiring changed by year?
35 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −50% | $85k |
| FY2025 | 4 | −43% | $106k |
| FY2024 | 7 | −22% | $101k |
| FY2023 | 9 | −64% | $99k |
| FY2022 | 25 | +14% | $94k |
| FY2021 | 22 | −12% | $94k |
| FY2020 | 25 | −26% | $94k |
| FY2019 | 34 | +113% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 16 | −43% | $87k |
| FY2017 | 28 | −20% | $65k |
| FY2016 | 35 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Cougar Tech file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 9% of Cougar Tech'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 170 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I12.9%22
- Level II78.2%133
- Level III6.5%11
- Level IV2.4%4
What jobs does Cougar Tech sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Cougar Tech's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 86 | $94k |
| Programmer Analyst | 25 | $56k |
| Software Engineer | 14 | $94k |
| Database Administrator | 11 | $78k |
| Business Analyst | 11 | $76k |
| Technical Architect | 4 | $74k |
| Software QA Engineer | 3 | $59k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 3 | $78k |
| Principal Software Architect | 2 | $160k |
| Data Engineer | 2 | $99k |
Where does Cougar Tech 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 86 | $94k |
| CA | 70 | $76k |
| AZ | 6 | $100k |
| NC | 6 | $90k |
| VA | 4 | $82k |
| PA | 4 | $80k |
| NY | 3 | $81k |
| KY | 3 | $85k |
| MN | 3 | $78k |
| OH | 3 | $74k |
What has Cougar Tech filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 207 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cougar Tech's H-1B filings
- How much does Cougar Tech pay H-1B workers?
- Cougar Tech's median certified H-1B base salary is $106k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cougar Tech sponsor?
- Cougar Tech has 207 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cougar Tech sponsor for H-1B?
- Cougar Tech's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Programmer Analyst, Software Engineer, Database Administrator.
- Where does Cougar Tech hire H-1B workers?
- Cougar Tech's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, AZ, 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →