Five Below — 72 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $155k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 33 all-time
Five Below filed 13 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 160% from the year before), with a median base salary of $155k and the middle 50% of offers between $150k and $173k. That is 33% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 72 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Pennsylvania.
How much does Five Below 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. $155k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Five Below's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | −15% | $169k |
| FY2025 | 13 | +160% | $155k |
| FY2024 | 5 | −58% | $158k |
| FY2023 | 12 | −14% | $153k |
| FY2022 | 14 | +100% | $160k |
| FY2021 | 7 | +133% | $145k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −40% | $145k |
| FY2019 | 5 | +150% | $155k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $175k |
Which wage levels does Five Below file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 73% of Five Below'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 71 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.2%3
- Level II22.5%16
- Level III21.1%15
- Level IV52.1%37
What jobs does Five Below 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 7 | $152k |
| Technical Lead | 4 | $150k |
| Technical Manager | 3 | $155k |
| Principal Architect | 3 | $180k |
| Principal Cloud Engineer | 3 | $185k |
| Engineer, QA - Mp&a | 2 | $124k |
| Technical Manager, Data Platforms | 2 | $155k |
| Senior Director, Engineering - Stores & Supply Chain | 2 | $220k |
| Sr Software Engineer | 2 | $144k |
| Director of Product Management | 2 | $196k |
Where does Five Below 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 33 | $156k |
| TX | 8 | $185k |
| CA | 6 | $160k |
| NJ | 4 | $132k |
| KY | 3 | $180k |
| OR | 3 | $220k |
| IL | 2 | $152k |
| TN | 2 | $150k |
| NC | 2 | $160k |
| OH | 2 | $150k |
What has Five Below filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 72 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Five Below's H-1B filings
- How much does Five Below pay H-1B workers?
- Five Below's median certified H-1B base salary is $155k (FY2025), from 13 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Five Below sponsor?
- Five Below has 72 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Five Below sponsor for H-1B?
- Five Below's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Technical Manager, Principal Architect.
- Where does Five Below hire H-1B workers?
- Five Below's top H-1B worksite states are PA, TX, CA, NJ.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →