Fitbit — 243 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 6
- Filings · FY2021
- $143k
- Median base · FY2021
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 17 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 221 all-time
Fitbit filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 85% from the year before), with a median base salary of $143k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $145k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 243 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Fitbit 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. $143k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Fitbit's H-1B hiring changed by year?
54 certified filings in FY2016 → 6 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | −85% | $143k |
| FY2020 | 41 | −23% | $144k |
| FY2019 | 53 | −13% | $138k |
| FY2018 | 61 | +118% | $122k |
| FY2017 | 28 | −48% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 54 | — | $109k |
Which wage levels does Fitbit file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 64% of Fitbit'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 178 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.1%9
- Level II30.9%55
- Level III23.0%41
- Level IV41.0%73
What jobs does Fitbit 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 17 | $118k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 14 | $146k |
| Firmware Engineer | 10 | $103k |
| Lead Software Engineer | 6 | $158k |
| Sr. Software Engineer in Test | 4 | $160k |
| Industrial Designer | 4 | $68k |
| Business Process Analyst | 4 | $100k |
| Research Scientist | 4 | $119k |
| Data Analyst | 4 | $68k |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | 4 | $127k |
Where does Fitbit 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 | 221 | $123k |
| MA | 16 | $130k |
| UT | 5 | $130k |
| TX | 1 | $118k |
What has Fitbit filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 243 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Fitbit's H-1B filings
- How much does Fitbit pay H-1B workers?
- Fitbit's median certified H-1B base salary is $143k (FY2021), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Fitbit sponsor?
- Fitbit has 243 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Fitbit sponsor for H-1B?
- Fitbit's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Lead Software Engineer.
- Where does Fitbit hire H-1B workers?
- Fitbit's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MA, UT, 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →