Employer profile
F5
667 certified H-1B filings across 5 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
148
FY2025 median
$172k
Top role
Software Engineer Iii
56 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
259 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How F5 pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How F5 hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 32▼ 78% | $195k |
| FY2025 | 148▲ 36% | $172k |
| FY2024 | 109▼ 46% | $165k |
| FY2023 | 201▲ 14% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 177— | $150k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
315%
Lvl I
7411%
Lvl II
24336%
Lvl III
27541%
Lvl IV
447%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer Iii | 56 | $156k |
| Software Engineer I | 51 | $115k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 48 | $187k |
| Software Engineer Ii | 39 | $132k |
| Engineer Ii | 25 | $135k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 18 | $183k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 17 | $222k |
| Engineer Iii | 15 | $161k |
| Consultant Ii | 14 | $145k |
| Senior Engineer | 14 | $184k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 259 | $180k |
| WA | 243 | $137k |
| TX | 55 | $148k |
| MA | 17 | $138k |
| VA | 9 | $170k |
| NC | 9 | $160k |
| NJ | 8 | $149k |
| OH | 8 | $140k |
| CO | 8 | $120k |
| FL | 7 | $205k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does F5 pay H-1B workers?
- F5's median certified H-1B base salary is $172k (FY2025), from 148 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does F5 sponsor?
- F5 has 667 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does F5 sponsor for H-1B?
- F5's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer Iii, Software Engineer I, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer Ii.
- Where does F5 hire H-1B workers?
- F5's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, TX, MA.
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