Emulate — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $71k
- Median base · FY2025
- Scientist II
- Top role · 5 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 21 all-time
Emulate filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 300% from the year before), with a median base salary of $71k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $155k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Scientist II in Massachusetts.
How much does Emulate 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. $71k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Emulate's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 | +300% | $71k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −75% | $72k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $75k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $65k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −50% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −60% | $75k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $91k |
Which wage levels does Emulate file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 20% of Emulate'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 15 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I53.3%8
- Level II26.7%4
- Level III13.3%2
- Level IV6.7%1
What jobs does Emulate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist II | 5 | $91k |
| Scientist I | 4 | $71k |
| Engineer II | 1 | $75k |
| Microfluidics Engineer I | 1 | $70k |
| Principal Scientific Lead, Field Science | 1 | $155k |
| Principal Scientist | 1 | $105k |
| Principal Scientist, Scientific Liaison | 1 | $114k |
| Research Associate | 1 | $65k |
| Scientist III | 1 | $100k |
| Senior Product Manager | 1 | $120k |
Where does Emulate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 21 | $87k |
What has Emulate filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Emulate: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer in Test | $165,000 |
| 2025 | Scientist I | $71,050 |
| 2025 | Scientist I | $70,000 |
| 2025 | Principal Scientific Lead, Field Science | $155,002 |
| 2024 | Scientist I | $71,901 |
| 2022 | Biomedical Data Scientist I | $87,125 |
| 2022 | Principal Scientist, Scientific Liaison | $114,000 |
| 2022 | Associate Director of Research | $132,600 |
| 2022 | Senior Product Manager | $120,000 |
| 2020 | Scientist I | $75,000 |
| 2020 | Scientist III | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Principal Scientist | $105,000 |
| 2019 | Research Associate | $65,000 |
| 2018 | Associate Scientist | $65,000 |
| 2017 | Engineer II | $75,000 |
| 2017 | Scientist II | $75,358 |
| 2016 | Scientist II | $95,000 |
| 2016 | Microfluidics Engineer I | $70,000 |
| 2016 | Scientist II | $91,104 |
| 2016 | Scientist II | $91,104 |
| 2016 | Scientist II | $75,000 |
Common questions about Emulate's H-1B filings
- How much does Emulate pay H-1B workers?
- Emulate's median certified H-1B base salary is $71k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Emulate sponsor?
- Emulate has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Emulate sponsor for H-1B?
- Emulate's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientist II, Scientist I, Engineer II, Microfluidics Engineer I.
- Where does Emulate hire H-1B workers?
- Emulate's top H-1B worksite states are MA.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →