Guideline — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2025)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $176k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Data Scientist
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 12 all-time
Guideline filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $176k and the middle 50% of offers between $136k and $176k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Senior Data Scientist in California.
How much does Guideline 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. $176k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Guideline's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 3 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | +200% | $176k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −80% | $167k |
| FY2023 | 5 | −37% | $200k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +700% | $150k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Guideline file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 83% of Guideline'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II16.7%3
- Level III44.4%8
- Level IV38.9%7
What jobs does Guideline 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 Data Scientist | 3 | $150k |
| Senior Data Engineer | 2 | $165k |
| Chief of Staff | 2 | $200k |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $95k |
| Staff Data Scientist | 2 | $176k |
| Lead Salesforce Developer | 2 | $160k |
| Software Engineering Manager | 1 | $220k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $130k |
| Product Designer | 1 | $170k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 1 | $145k |
Where does Guideline 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 | 12 | $165k |
| TX | 3 | $95k |
| PA | 2 | $160k |
| NY | 1 | $170k |
What has Guideline filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Guideline: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Data Scientist | $176,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Data Scientist | $176,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Data Analyst | $136,000 |
| 2024 | Lead Salesforce Developer | $167,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Data Scientist | $165,000 |
| 2023 | Chief of Staff | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Chief of Staff | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Product Designer | $170,000 |
| 2023 | Software Engineering Manager | $220,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Data Analyst | $145,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Data Engineer | $165,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Data Engineer | $165,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Data Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $95,000 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $95,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Data Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Lead Salesforce Developer | $160,000 |
| 2018 | Data Scientist | $130,000 |
Common questions about Guideline's H-1B filings
- How much does Guideline pay H-1B workers?
- Guideline's median certified H-1B base salary is $176k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Guideline sponsor?
- Guideline has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2025).
- What jobs does Guideline sponsor for H-1B?
- Guideline's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Data Scientist, Senior Data Engineer, Chief of Staff, Data Analyst.
- Where does Guideline hire H-1B workers?
- Guideline's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, PA, NY.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →