Discovery Communications — 353 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 29
- Filings · FY2025
- $157k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Development Engineer II
- Top role · 34 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 119 all-time
Discovery Communications filed 29 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 12% from the year before), with a median base salary of $157k and the middle 50% of offers between $137k and $190k. That is 6% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 353 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer II in Washington.
How much does Discovery Communications 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. $157k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Discovery Communications's H-1B hiring changed by year?
12 certified filings in FY2016 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −66% | $147k |
| FY2025 | 29 | −12% | $157k |
| FY2024 | 33 | −30% | $138k |
| FY2023 | 47 | −27% | $163k |
| FY2022 | 64 | −12% | $131k |
| FY2021 | 73 | +181% | $149k |
| FY2020 | 26 | −38% | $149k |
| FY2019 | 42 | +250% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 12 | +140% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 5 | −58% | $115k |
| FY2016 | 12 | — | $96k |
Which wage levels does Discovery Communications file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 85% of Discovery Communications'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 263 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.2%11
- Level II10.6%28
- Level III18.6%49
- Level IV66.5%175
What jobs does Discovery Communications sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Discovery Communications's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer II | 34 | $157k |
| Software Development Engineer III | 20 | $163k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 20 | $154k |
| Senior Data Engineer | 13 | $138k |
| Software Development Engineer I | 13 | $145k |
| Data Engineer | 12 | $122k |
| Technical Program Manager II | 6 | $126k |
| Technical Program Manager III | 5 | $152k |
| Data Science Analyst | 4 | $76k |
| Data Engineer II | 4 | $137k |
Where does Discovery Communications 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WA | 119 | $163k |
| NY | 85 | $137k |
| VA | 55 | $125k |
| MD | 38 | $120k |
| CA | 20 | $168k |
| TN | 18 | $120k |
| GA | 7 | $142k |
| TX | 3 | $128k |
| IL | 3 | $137k |
| FL | 3 | $130k |
What has Discovery Communications filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 353 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Discovery Communications's H-1B filings
- How much does Discovery Communications pay H-1B workers?
- Discovery Communications's median certified H-1B base salary is $157k (FY2025), from 29 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Discovery Communications sponsor?
- Discovery Communications has 353 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Discovery Communications sponsor for H-1B?
- Discovery Communications's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer II, Software Development Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Data Engineer.
- Where does Discovery Communications hire H-1B workers?
- Discovery Communications's top H-1B worksite states are WA, NY, VA, 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →