How many H-1B workers does Dakota Consulting sponsor?

Dakota Consulting has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).

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.

Dakota Consulting H-1B Salaries 2026: $155k Median, 25 Filings

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Filings · FY2024: $155k
Median base · FY2024: Scientific Research Specialist
Top role · 11 all-time: MD
Top state · 25 all-time

Dakota Consulting filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $155k and the middle 50% of offers between $155k and $155k. That is 15% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Scientific Research Specialist in Maryland.

How much does Dakota Consulting 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. $155k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

How has Dakota Consulting's H-1B hiring changed by year?

8 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2024. The change column is each year against the one before.

Dakota Consulting certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Filings	vs prior FY	Median base	P25	P75
FY2024	1	−50%	$155k	$155k	$155k
FY2021	2	+100%	$66k	$66k	$118k
FY2020	1	−80%	$76k	$76k	$76k
FY2019	5	+400%	$105k	$90k	$105k
FY2018	1	−86%	$103k	$103k	$103k
FY2017	7	−12%	$84k	$74k	$99k
FY2016	8	—	$65k	$60k	$84k

Which wage levels does Dakota Consulting file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 23% of Dakota Consulting'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years

69%

15%

Level I7.7%1
Level II69.2%9
Level III7.7%1
Level IV15.4%2

What jobs does Dakota Consulting sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Dakota Consulting most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job title	Filings	Median base	P25	P75
Scientific Research Specialist	11	$65k	$60k	$85k
Business Systems Analyst	3	$105k	$103k	$155k
Software Developer I	2	$99k	$99k	$105k
Scientific Research Specialist II	2	$70k	$70k	$74k
Software Engineer	2	$76k	$76k	$84k
Specialized Scientist, Forensic Science	1	$130k	$130k	$130k
Business System Analyst	1	$118k	$118k	$118k
Scientist/Engineer	1	$90k	$90k	$90k
Electrical Engineer (Bioinformatics Researcher)	1	$66k	$66k	$66k
Scientific Researcher	1	$105k	$105k	$105k

Where does Dakota Consulting hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

2525Certified filings (log scale)

Dakota Consulting H-1B worksite states
State	Filings	Median base
MD	25	$84k

What has Dakota Consulting filed recently?

Every certified LCA on record for Dakota Consulting: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Dakota Consulting recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FY	Job title	Worksite	Level	Base salary
2024	Business Systems Analyst	Frederick, MD	IV	$155,000
2021	Electrical Engineer (Bioinformatics Researcher)	Gaithersburg, MD	IV	$66,040
2021	Business System Analyst	Frederick, MD	II	$117,956
2020	Software Engineer	Gaithersburg, MD	I	$75,712
2019	Scientist/Engineer	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$90,000
2019	Scientific Researcher	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$105,000
2019	Software Developer I	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$104,888
2019	Business Systems Analyst	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$104,802
2019	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$65,000
2018	Business Systems Analyst	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$103,000
2017	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$83,500
2017	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$83,158
2017	Specialized Scientist, Forensic Science	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$130,000
2017	Software Developer I	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$98,838
2017	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$85,000
2017	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	III	$60,000
2017	Scientific Research Specialist II	Gaithersburg, MD	II	$74,000
2016	Scientific Research Specialist II	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$70,000
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$95,172
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$60,000
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$60,000
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$62,220
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$64,500
2016	Scientific Research Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$87,390
2016	Software Engineer	Gaithersburg, MD	—	$84,000

Common questions about Dakota Consulting's H-1B filings

How much does Dakota Consulting pay H-1B workers?: Dakota Consulting's median certified H-1B base salary is $155k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Dakota Consulting sponsor?: Dakota Consulting has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
What jobs does Dakota Consulting sponsor for H-1B?: Dakota Consulting's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientific Research Specialist, Business Systems Analyst, Software Developer I, Scientific Research Specialist II.
Where does Dakota Consulting hire H-1B workers?: Dakota Consulting's top H-1B worksite states are MD.
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–FY2024). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →

Dakota Consulting — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)