Course Hero — 119 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 4
- Filings · FY2023
- $197k
- Median base · FY2023
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 11 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 119 all-time
Course Hero filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 76% from the year before), with a median base salary of $197k and the middle 50% of offers between $163k and $288k. That is 32% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 119 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Course Hero 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. $197k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Course Hero's H-1B hiring changed by year?
6 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 4 | −76% | $197k |
| FY2022 | 17 | −32% | $166k |
| FY2021 | 25 | −4% | $170k |
| FY2020 | 26 | +160% | $177k |
| FY2019 | 10 | −33% | $174k |
| FY2018 | 15 | −6% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 16 | +167% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 6 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Course Hero file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 72% of Course Hero'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 110 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.2%9
- Level II20.0%22
- Level III29.1%32
- Level IV42.7%47
What jobs does Course Hero 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 | 11 | $190k |
| Software Engineer II | 6 | $136k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 5 | $151k |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 5 | $220k |
| Data Analyst II | 5 | $145k |
| UX/UI Designer II | 4 | $126k |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 4 | $150k |
| Senior Design Manager | 4 | $174k |
| Data Scientist | 3 | $123k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 3 | $118k |
Where does Course Hero 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 | 119 | $151k |
What has Course Hero filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 119 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Course Hero's H-1B filings
- How much does Course Hero pay H-1B workers?
- Course Hero's median certified H-1B base salary is $197k (FY2023), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Course Hero sponsor?
- Course Hero has 119 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Course Hero sponsor for H-1B?
- Course Hero's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer II, Senior Data Scientist, Senior Machine Learning Engineer.
- Where does Course Hero hire H-1B workers?
- Course Hero's top H-1B worksite states are 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 (FY2016–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →