Direct Electron — 9 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $135k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer, Applications
- Top role · 5 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 9 all-time
Direct Electron filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $135k and $135k. That is 10% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 9 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Software Developer, Applications in California.
How much does Direct Electron 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. $135k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Direct Electron'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 | 0% | $95k |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $88k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $102k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −67% | $78k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $67k |
Which wage levels does Direct Electron file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Direct Electron'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 I44.4%4
- Level II55.6%5
What jobs does Direct Electron 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer, Applications | 5 | $78k |
| Software Test Engineer | 2 | $67k |
| Test Engineer | 2 | $88k |
Where does Direct Electron 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 | 9 | $85k |
What has Direct Electron filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Direct Electron: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Test Engineer | $94,806 |
| 2025 | Software Developer, Applications | $135,000 |
| 2023 | Test Engineer | $87,500 |
| 2022 | Software Developer, Applications | $102,000 |
| 2020 | Software Developer, Applications | $78,187 |
| 2019 | Software Test Engineer | $84,885 |
| 2019 | Software Developer, Applications | $65,000 |
| 2019 | Software Developer, Applications | $65,000 |
| 2017 | Software Test Engineer | $67,000 |
Common questions about Direct Electron's H-1B filings
- How much does Direct Electron pay H-1B workers?
- Direct Electron's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Direct Electron sponsor?
- Direct Electron has 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Direct Electron sponsor for H-1B?
- Direct Electron's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Applications, Software Test Engineer, Test Engineer.
- Where does Direct Electron hire H-1B workers?
- Direct Electron'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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →