Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing — 85 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 17
- Filings · FY2024
- $124k
- Median base · FY2024
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 14 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 54 all-time
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing filed 17 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 143% from the year before), with a median base salary of $124k and the middle 50% of offers between $119k and $154k. That is 8% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 85 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing 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. $124k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −76% | $132k |
| FY2024 | 17 | +143% | $124k |
| FY2023 | 7 | +133% | $116k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −50% | $140k |
| FY2021 | 6 | −45% | $110k |
| FY2020 | 11 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 11 | −27% | $100k |
| FY2018 | 15 | +88% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 8 | +167% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $80k |
Which wage levels does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 57% of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing'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 80 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I15.0%12
- Level II27.5%22
- Level III30.0%24
- Level IV27.5%22
What jobs does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing 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 | 14 | $116k |
| Software Engineer | 12 | $105k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 8 | $130k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 4 | $130k |
| Design Architect | 4 | $68k |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 3 | $121k |
| Director, Information Security | 2 | $180k |
| Sr. Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | $100k |
| Software Engineering Manager | 2 | $140k |
| Managing Editor (Math Software) | 1 | $92k |
Where does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 54 | $115k |
| KS | 7 | $123k |
| TX | 5 | $110k |
| NJ | 4 | $130k |
| OR | 4 | $131k |
| CA | 3 | $70k |
| NY | 2 | $68k |
| CO | 2 | $110k |
| VA | 1 | $104k |
| PA | 1 | $90k |
What has Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 85 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing's H-1B filings
- How much does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing pay H-1B workers?
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing's median certified H-1B base salary is $124k (FY2024), from 17 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing sponsor?
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing has 85 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing sponsor for H-1B?
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer.
- Where does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing hire H-1B workers?
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing's top H-1B worksite states are MA, KS, TX, 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →