Dell USA — 150 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 9
- Filings · FY2022
- $134k
- Median base · FY2022
- Principal Software Engineer - IT
- Top role · 16 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 143 all-time
Dell USA filed 9 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 69% from the year before), with a median base salary of $134k and the middle 50% of offers between $122k and $135k. That is 8% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 150 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Principal Software Engineer - IT in Texas.
How much does Dell USA 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. $134k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Dell USA's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 9 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 9 | −69% | $134k |
| FY2021 | 29 | −52% | $109k |
| FY2020 | 61 | +53% | $113k |
| FY2019 | 40 | +700% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +150% | $98k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −50% | $97k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $106k |
Which wage levels does Dell USA file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 93% of Dell USA'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 133 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.8%1
- Level II6.0%8
- Level III21.1%28
- Level IV72.2%96
What jobs does Dell USA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer - IT | 16 | $120k |
| Principal Software Engineer IT | 9 | $122k |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer IT | 6 | $136k |
| Senior Software Engineer - IT | 6 | $88k |
| Senior Advisor, Data Science | 5 | $101k |
| Consultant, Program Management IT | 4 | $130k |
| Senior Advisor, Internal Audit | 3 | $89k |
| Senior Software Engineer IT | 3 | $105k |
| Consultant, Product Management - IT | 3 | $133k |
| Advisor, Data Intelligence Engineer | 3 | $100k |
Where does Dell USA 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 | 143 | $116k |
| CA | 2 | $97k |
| MA | 1 | $105k |
| NY | 1 | $130k |
| IL | 1 | $86k |
| UT | 1 | $82k |
| VA | 1 | $130k |
What has Dell USA filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 150 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Dell USA's H-1B filings
- How much does Dell USA pay H-1B workers?
- Dell USA's median certified H-1B base salary is $134k (FY2022), from 9 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Dell USA sponsor?
- Dell USA has 150 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Dell USA sponsor for H-1B?
- Dell USA's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Principal Software Engineer - IT, Principal Software Engineer IT, Senior Principal Software Engineer IT, Senior Software Engineer - IT.
- Where does Dell USA hire H-1B workers?
- Dell USA's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, MA, NY.
- 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–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →