Empire Vision Center — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 2
- Filings · FY2021
- $130k
- Median base · FY2021
- Optometrist
- Top role · 13 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 13 all-time
Empire Vision Center filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $130k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $146k. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Optometrist in New York.
How much does Empire Vision Center 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. $130k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Empire Vision Center's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −50% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 4 | +33% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Empire Vision Center file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 67% of Empire Vision Center'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II33.3%4
- Level III41.7%5
- Level IV25.0%3
What jobs does Empire Vision Center 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optometrist | 13 | $130k |
Where does Empire Vision Center 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 13 | $130k |
What has Empire Vision Center filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Empire Vision Center: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Optometrist | $145,600 |
| 2021 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2020 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2019 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2019 | Optometrist | $140,000 |
| 2018 | Optometrist | $135,000 |
| 2018 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2018 | Optometrist | $125,000 |
| 2018 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2017 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2017 | Optometrist | $125,000 |
| 2017 | Optometrist | $130,000 |
| 2016 | Optometrist | $105,000 |
Common questions about Empire Vision Center's H-1B filings
- How much does Empire Vision Center pay H-1B workers?
- Empire Vision Center's median certified H-1B base salary is $130k (FY2021), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Empire Vision Center sponsor?
- Empire Vision Center has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Empire Vision Center sponsor for H-1B?
- Empire Vision Center's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Optometrist.
- Where does Empire Vision Center hire H-1B workers?
- Empire Vision Center's top H-1B worksite states are NY.
- 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 →