CVS Pharmacy — 2,740 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 397
- Filings · FY2025
- $145k
- Median base · FY2025
- Sr Software Development Engineer
- Top role · 142 all-time
- RI
- Top state · 1,101 all-time
CVS Pharmacy filed 397 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 15% from the year before), with a median base salary of $145k and the middle 50% of offers between $129k and $170k. Across all years it has 2,740 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Sr Software Development Engineer in Rhode Island.
How much does CVS Pharmacy 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. $145k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has CVS Pharmacy's H-1B hiring changed by year?
99 certified filings in FY2016 → 190 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 190 | −52% | $153k |
| FY2025 | 397 | +15% | $145k |
| FY2024 | 345 | −31% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 503 | +16% | $136k |
| FY2022 | 433 | +66% | $130k |
| FY2021 | 261 | +29% | $121k |
| FY2020 | 203 | +83% | $117k |
| FY2019 | 111 | +14% | $112k |
| FY2018 | 97 | −4% | $108k |
| FY2017 | 101 | +2% | $105k |
| FY2016 | 99 | — | $107k |
Which wage levels does CVS Pharmacy file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 73% of CVS Pharmacy'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 2,545 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.9%99
- Level II23.1%589
- Level III28.6%729
- Level IV44.3%1,128
What jobs does CVS Pharmacy 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 CVS Pharmacy's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Sr Software Development Engineer | 142 | $142k |
| Digital Dev Engineer III | 117 | $133k |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 111 | $180k |
| Advisor, Application Development | 56 | $112k |
| Digital Sr Dev Engineer I | 50 | $150k |
| Software Development Engineer | 48 | $121k |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 39 | $136k |
| Digital Sr Dev Engineer II | 35 | $179k |
| Sr Data Scientist | 27 | $140k |
| Application Development Manager | 26 | $120k |
Where does CVS Pharmacy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RI | 1,101 | $120k |
| TX | 544 | $135k |
| IL | 200 | $138k |
| AZ | 175 | $130k |
| NJ | 106 | $145k |
| MA | 104 | $140k |
| NC | 78 | $130k |
| GA | 68 | $149k |
| VA | 44 | $135k |
| FL | 39 | $135k |
What has CVS Pharmacy filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,740 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about CVS Pharmacy's H-1B filings
- How much does CVS Pharmacy pay H-1B workers?
- CVS Pharmacy's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2025), from 397 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does CVS Pharmacy sponsor?
- CVS Pharmacy has 2,740 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does CVS Pharmacy sponsor for H-1B?
- CVS Pharmacy's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr Software Development Engineer, Digital Dev Engineer III, Staff Software Development Engineer, Advisor, Application Development.
- Where does CVS Pharmacy hire H-1B workers?
- CVS Pharmacy's top H-1B worksite states are RI, TX, IL, AZ.
- 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 →