Direct Energy — 77 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 3
- Filings · FY2021
- $119k
- Median base · FY2021
- Senior Financial Transmission Right (Ftr) Trader
- Top role · 5 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 47 all-time
Direct Energy filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $93k and $204k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 77 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Financial Transmission Right (Ftr) Trader in Texas.
How much does Direct Energy 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. $119k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Direct Energy's H-1B hiring changed by year?
21 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | −50% | $119k |
| FY2020 | 6 | −40% | $120k |
| FY2019 | 10 | −50% | $123k |
| FY2018 | 20 | +18% | $109k |
| FY2017 | 17 | −19% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 21 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Direct Energy file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 64% of Direct Energy'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 44 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.4%5
- Level II25.0%11
- Level III20.5%9
- Level IV43.2%19
What jobs does Direct Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Financial Transmission Right (Ftr) Trader | 5 | $150k |
| Application Architect | 4 | $107k |
| Web Developer II | 4 | $90k |
| Compensation Analyst | 3 | $84k |
| Regional Manager, Origination and Producer Services | 3 | $170k |
| Integration & Web App Engineer | 2 | $83k |
| Senior Analyst, Pricing | 2 | $110k |
| Functional SAP Consultant | 2 | $117k |
| Manager, Back Office IT Settlement | 2 | $108k |
| Sr. Director, Operations Intelligence & Strategic Delivery | 2 | $204k |
Where does Direct Energy 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 | 47 | $119k |
| NJ | 16 | $134k |
| OK | 8 | $95k |
| PA | 4 | $90k |
| AZ | 1 | $119k |
| CA | 1 | $120k |
What has Direct Energy filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 77 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Direct Energy's H-1B filings
- How much does Direct Energy pay H-1B workers?
- Direct Energy's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2021), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Direct Energy sponsor?
- Direct Energy has 77 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Direct Energy sponsor for H-1B?
- Direct Energy's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Financial Transmission Right (Ftr) Trader, Application Architect, Web Developer II, Compensation Analyst.
- Where does Direct Energy hire H-1B workers?
- Direct Energy's top H-1B worksite states are TX, NJ, OK, PA.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →