Department of Veteran Affairs — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $239k
- Median base · FY2025
- Physician
- Top role · 5 all-time
- AL
- Top state · 9 all-time
Department of Veteran Affairs filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $239k and the middle 50% of offers between $239k and $333k. That is 8% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Physician in Alabama.
How much does Department of Veteran Affairs 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. $239k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Department of Veteran Affairs's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $239k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $239k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $300k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $341k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −33% | $208k |
| FY2021 | 3 | +200% | $109k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $208k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $316k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $205k |
Which wage levels does Department of Veteran Affairs file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 22% of Department of Veteran Affairs'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 9 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.1%1
- Level II66.7%6
- Level III11.1%1
- Level IV11.1%1
What jobs does Department of Veteran Affairs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Physician | 5 | $239k |
| Physician (Cardiology) | 2 | $85k |
| Physician (Cardiovascular Surgeon) | 1 | $208k |
| Physician Orthopedics | 1 | $208k |
| Psychiatrist | 1 | $205k |
| Radiologist (Neurology) | 1 | $108k |
| Staff Physician | 1 | $316k |
| Vascular Surgery | 1 | $333k |
| Cardiologist Electro Physiologist | 1 | $374k |
| Neuro Radiologist | 1 | $109k |
Where does Department of Veteran Affairs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AL | 9 | $208k |
| OK | 2 | $239k |
| GA | 2 | $205k |
| KY | 1 | $374k |
| FL | 1 | $333k |
| MO | 1 | $300k |
What has Department of Veteran Affairs filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Department of Veteran Affairs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Physician | $239,200 |
| 2025 | Vascular Surgery | $333,000 |
| 2025 | Physician | $239,200 |
| 2024 | Physician | $300,000 |
| 2023 | Physician (Cardiology) | $341,120 |
| 2023 | Cardiologist Electro Physiologist | $374,400 |
| 2022 | Physician (Cardiovascular Surgeon) | $208,000 |
| 2022 | Physician | $217,214 |
| 2021 | Radiologist (Neurology) | $108,465 |
| 2021 | Neuro Radiologist | $108,645 |
| 2021 | Physician ( Cardiovascular Surgeon) | $208,000 |
| 2020 | Physician (Cardiology) | $85,446 |
| 2019 | Physician Orthopedics | $208,000 |
| 2019 | Physician | $225,000 |
| 2018 | Staff Physician | $316,160 |
| 2017 | Psychiatrist | $205,000 |
Common questions about Department of Veteran Affairs's H-1B filings
- How much does Department of Veteran Affairs pay H-1B workers?
- Department of Veteran Affairs's median certified H-1B base salary is $239k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Department of Veteran Affairs sponsor?
- Department of Veteran Affairs has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Department of Veteran Affairs sponsor for H-1B?
- Department of Veteran Affairs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Physician, Physician (Cardiology), Physician (Cardiovascular Surgeon), Physician Orthopedics.
- Where does Department of Veteran Affairs hire H-1B workers?
- Department of Veteran Affairs's top H-1B worksite states are AL, OK, GA, KY.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →