Hughes Network Systems — 1,341 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 131
- Filings · FY2025
- $119k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer, MTS
- Top role · 125 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 1,306 all-time
Hughes Network Systems filed 131 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 11% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $106k and $148k. That is 16% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,341 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer, MTS in Maryland.
How much does Hughes Network Systems 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. $119k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Hughes Network Systems's H-1B hiring changed by year?
121 certified filings in FY2016 → 46 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 46 | −65% | $124k |
| FY2025 | 131 | +11% | $119k |
| FY2024 | 118 | +7% | $115k |
| FY2023 | 110 | −26% | $116k |
| FY2022 | 149 | −6% | $102k |
| FY2021 | 159 | +28% | $97k |
| FY2020 | 124 | 0% | $91k |
| FY2019 | 124 | +1% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 123 | −10% | $86k |
| FY2017 | 136 | +12% | $80k |
| FY2016 | 121 | — | $79k |
Which wage levels does Hughes Network Systems file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 27% of Hughes Network Systems'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 1,042 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I42.1%439
- Level II30.5%318
- Level III19.7%205
- Level IV7.7%80
What jobs does Hughes Network Systems sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Hughes Network Systems's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer, MTS | 125 | $80k |
| Software Engineer, Smts | 47 | $105k |
| Hardware Engineer, MTS | 42 | $82k |
| MTS 2 - Software | 37 | $80k |
| MTS 3 - Software | 34 | $97k |
| Principal Engineer I - Software | 29 | $132k |
| Smts - Software | 24 | $126k |
| Principal Engineer II - Software | 22 | $152k |
| Software Engineer, MTS 2 | 19 | $88k |
| Principal Engineer 1- Software | 19 | $111k |
Where does Hughes Network Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 1,306 | $97k |
| CA | 20 | $101k |
| MI | 4 | $110k |
| UT | 3 | $69k |
| NY | 2 | $95k |
| CO | 1 | $129k |
| NC | 1 | $94k |
| TX | 1 | $157k |
| FL | 1 | $180k |
| WA | 1 | $108k |
What has Hughes Network Systems filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,341 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Hughes Network Systems's H-1B filings
- How much does Hughes Network Systems pay H-1B workers?
- Hughes Network Systems's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2025), from 131 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Hughes Network Systems sponsor?
- Hughes Network Systems has 1,341 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Hughes Network Systems sponsor for H-1B?
- Hughes Network Systems's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, MTS, Software Engineer, Smts, Hardware Engineer, MTS, MTS 2 - Software.
- Where does Hughes Network Systems hire H-1B workers?
- Hughes Network Systems's top H-1B worksite states are MD, CA, MI, UT.
- 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 →