Indeed — 1,486 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 156
- Filings · FY2025
- $143k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 426 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 591 all-time
Indeed filed 156 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 56% from the year before), with a median base salary of $143k and the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $181k. That is 6% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,486 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in Texas.
How much does Indeed 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. $143k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Indeed's H-1B hiring changed by year?
33 certified filings in FY2016 → 78 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 78 | −50% | $164k |
| FY2025 | 156 | +56% | $143k |
| FY2024 | 100 | −16% | $139k |
| FY2023 | 119 | −53% | $132k |
| FY2022 | 252 | +65% | $132k |
| FY2021 | 153 | −8% | $121k |
| FY2020 | 166 | −7% | $116k |
| FY2019 | 178 | +23% | $105k |
| FY2018 | 145 | +37% | $102k |
| FY2017 | 106 | +221% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 33 | — | $79k |
Which wage levels does Indeed file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 46% of Indeed'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 1,428 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.4%91
- Level II47.5%678
- Level III17.2%246
- Level IV28.9%413
What jobs does Indeed 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 Indeed's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 426 | $113k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 139 | $158k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 71 | $164k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 54 | $85k |
| Software Developer II | 49 | $113k |
| Technical Business Analyst | 40 | $78k |
| Manager, Software Engineering | 39 | $184k |
| Data Scientist | 37 | $122k |
| Quality Assurance Automation Engineer | 32 | $111k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 26 | $155k |
Where does Indeed 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 | 591 | $96k |
| WA | 403 | $132k |
| CA | 283 | $148k |
| NY | 53 | $133k |
| IL | 20 | $109k |
| VA | 13 | $130k |
| FL | 13 | $109k |
| NC | 11 | $110k |
| AZ | 11 | $95k |
| CT | 11 | $112k |
What has Indeed filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,486 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Indeed's H-1B filings
- How much does Indeed pay H-1B workers?
- Indeed's median certified H-1B base salary is $143k (FY2025), from 156 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Indeed sponsor?
- Indeed has 1,486 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Indeed sponsor for H-1B?
- Indeed's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst.
- Where does Indeed hire H-1B workers?
- Indeed's top H-1B worksite states are TX, WA, CA, 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →