Hks — 204 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 47
- Filings · FY2025
- $80k
- Median base · FY2025
- Design Professional - Architecture
- Top role · 22 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 80 all-time
Hks filed 47 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 62% from the year before), with a median base salary of $80k and the middle 50% of offers between $68k and $95k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 204 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Design Professional - Architecture in Texas.
How much does Hks 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. $80k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Hks's H-1B hiring changed by year?
8 certified filings in FY2016 → 22 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 22 | −53% | $83k |
| FY2025 | 47 | +62% | $80k |
| FY2024 | 29 | +32% | $78k |
| FY2023 | 22 | −15% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 26 | +136% | $63k |
| FY2021 | 11 | −8% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 12 | −20% | $56k |
| FY2019 | 15 | +88% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 8 | +100% | $53k |
| FY2017 | 4 | −50% | $45k |
| FY2016 | 8 | — | $64k |
Which wage levels does Hks file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 17% of Hks'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 154 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I46.8%72
- Level II36.4%56
- Level III6.5%10
- Level IV10.4%16
What jobs does Hks 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Design Professional - Architecture | 22 | $65k |
| Design Professional I - Architecture | 17 | $60k |
| Job Captain | 12 | $80k |
| Designer | 11 | $80k |
| Design Professional II - Architecture | 10 | $68k |
| Intern Architect I | 8 | $50k |
| Design Professional | 5 | $69k |
| Project Coordinator | 5 | $100k |
| Medical Planner | 4 | $74k |
| Intern Architect | 4 | $53k |
Where does Hks 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 80 | $73k |
| CA | 22 | $72k |
| GA | 22 | $62k |
| IL | 19 | $80k |
| DC | 15 | $85k |
| NY | 12 | $83k |
| UT | 9 | $68k |
| FL | 8 | $64k |
| MI | 6 | $73k |
| AZ | 3 | $70k |
What has Hks filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 204 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Hks's H-1B filings
- How much does Hks pay H-1B workers?
- Hks's median certified H-1B base salary is $80k (FY2025), from 47 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Hks sponsor?
- Hks has 204 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Hks sponsor for H-1B?
- Hks's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Design Professional - Architecture, Design Professional I - Architecture, Job Captain, Designer.
- Where does Hks hire H-1B workers?
- Hks's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, GA, 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 →