Employer profile
Hks
184 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
47
FY2025 median
$80k
Top role
Design Professional - Architecture
22 filings · all-time
Top state
TX
73 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Hks 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 Hks hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2▼ 96% | $78k |
| 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 |
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 ?
4323%
Lvl I
6435%
Lvl II
5429%
Lvl III
95%
Lvl IV
148%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Design Professional - Architecture | 22 | $65k |
| Design Professional I - Architecture | 17 | $60k |
| Job Captain | 10 | $82k |
| Designer | 10 | $80k |
| Design Professional Ii - Architecture | 9 | $68k |
| Intern Architect I | 8 | $50k |
| Project Coordinator | 5 | $100k |
| Design Professional | 5 | $69k |
| Intern Architect | 4 | $53k |
| Architect Ii | 3 | $78k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 73 | $70k |
| CA | 22 | $72k |
| GA | 22 | $62k |
| DC | 14 | $76k |
| IL | 14 | $75k |
| NY | 10 | $66k |
| UT | 8 | $68k |
| FL | 7 | $65k |
| MI | 5 | $85k |
| AZ | 3 | $70k |
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Frequently asked questions
- 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 184 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, DC.
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