Equilar — 29 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $72k
- Median base · FY2025
- Quality Engineer
- Top role · 8 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 18 all-time
Equilar filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 60% from the year before), with a median base salary of $72k and the middle 50% of offers between $72k and $72k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 29 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Quality Engineer in California.
How much does Equilar 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. $72k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Equilar's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 0% | $60k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −60% | $72k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +150% | $78k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −33% | $76k |
| FY2019 | 3 | 0% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 3 | −40% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 5 | −29% | $96k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $72k |
Which wage levels does Equilar file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 5% of Equilar'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 22 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I27.3%6
- Level II68.2%15
- Level III4.5%1
What jobs does Equilar 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Engineer | 8 | $76k |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $103k |
| Computer Programmer | 4 | $72k |
| Associate Product Manager | 3 | $78k |
| Associate Product Manager I | 2 | $78k |
| Business Intelligence/Research Analyst | 2 | $72k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $118k |
| Automation Quality Engineer | 1 | $81k |
| Marketing Associate | 1 | $51k |
| Sr. Research Analyst | 1 | $67k |
Where does Equilar 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 18 | $90k |
| IL | 11 | $76k |
What has Equilar filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Equilar: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sr. Research Analyst | $67,000 |
| 2026 | Associate Product Manager | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Business Intelligence/Research Analyst | $72,000 |
| 2025 | Business Intelligence/Research Analyst | $72,000 |
| 2024 | Associate Product Manager | $78,354 |
| 2024 | Associate Product Manager | $78,354 |
| 2024 | Quality Engineer | $66,000 |
| 2024 | Associate Product Manager I | $78,354 |
| 2024 | Associate Product Manager I | $78,354 |
| 2022 | Quality Engineer | $76,045 |
| 2022 | Quality Engineer | $76,045 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $121,077 |
| 2019 | Quality Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $121,100 |
| 2018 | Quality Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $102,669 |
| 2018 | Quality Engineer | $89,898 |
| 2017 | Quality Engineer | $71,500 |
| 2017 | Computer Programmer | $96,000 |
| 2017 | Computer Programmer | $98,500 |
| 2017 | Computer Programmer | $72,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Software Engineer | $118,450 |
| 2016 | Automation Quality Engineer | $81,000 |
| 2016 | UI/Visual Designer | $71,500 |
| 2016 | Computer Programmer | $72,000 |
| 2016 | Marketing Associate | $51,000 |
| 2016 | Software Engineer | $81,000 |
| 2016 | Quality Engineer | $66,000 |
| 2016 | Technical Lead | $148,050 |
Common questions about Equilar's H-1B filings
- How much does Equilar pay H-1B workers?
- Equilar's median certified H-1B base salary is $72k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Equilar sponsor?
- Equilar has 29 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Equilar sponsor for H-1B?
- Equilar's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Quality Engineer, Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, Associate Product Manager.
- Where does Equilar hire H-1B workers?
- Equilar's top H-1B worksite states are CA, IL.
- 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 →