Dish Network — 1,589 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 160
- Filings · FY2025
- $112k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Engineer - Software
- Top role · 106 all-time
- CO
- Top state · 1,372 all-time
Dish Network filed 160 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $112k and the middle 50% of offers between $96k and $121k. That is 16% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,589 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Engineer - Software in Colorado.
How much does Dish Network 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. $112k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Dish Network's H-1B hiring changed by year?
73 certified filings in FY2016 → 110 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 110 | −31% | $126k |
| FY2025 | 160 | +33% | $112k |
| FY2024 | 120 | −34% | $110k |
| FY2023 | 182 | −19% | $102k |
| FY2022 | 225 | +34% | $102k |
| FY2021 | 168 | +42% | $100k |
| FY2020 | 118 | −27% | $89k |
| FY2019 | 162 | +3% | $87k |
| FY2018 | 157 | +38% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 114 | +56% | $81k |
| FY2016 | 73 | — | $79k |
Which wage levels does Dish Network file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 37% of Dish Network'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 1,470 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I16.5%243
- Level II46.5%684
- Level III29.1%428
- Level IV7.8%115
What jobs does Dish Network 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 Dish Network's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Engineer - Software | 106 | $116k |
| Senior Engineer - Software | 89 | $102k |
| Senior Analyst/Developer | 58 | $89k |
| Senior Engineer-Software | 58 | $90k |
| Senior Software Test Engineer | 47 | $94k |
| Engineer II - Software | 42 | $94k |
| Software Test Engineer II | 37 | $86k |
| Principal Engineer - Software | 35 | $122k |
| Staff Engineer-Software | 31 | $111k |
| Engineer II - Embedded | 29 | $74k |
Where does Dish Network 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CO | 1,372 | $96k |
| UT | 69 | $97k |
| CA | 59 | $134k |
| TX | 26 | $100k |
| NY | 23 | $95k |
| VA | 7 | $79k |
| SC | 5 | $62k |
| AZ | 4 | $107k |
| GA | 4 | $87k |
| MD | 4 | $149k |
What has Dish Network filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,589 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Dish Network's H-1B filings
- How much does Dish Network pay H-1B workers?
- Dish Network's median certified H-1B base salary is $112k (FY2025), from 160 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Dish Network sponsor?
- Dish Network has 1,589 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Dish Network sponsor for H-1B?
- Dish Network's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Engineer - Software, Senior Engineer - Software, Senior Analyst/Developer, Senior Engineer-Software.
- Where does Dish Network hire H-1B workers?
- Dish Network's top H-1B worksite states are CO, UT, CA, TX.
- 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 →