Innovate — 14 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 1
- Filings · FY2022
- $127k
- Median base · FY2022
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- SD
- Top state · 5 all-time
Innovate filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $127k and the middle 50% of offers between $127k and $127k. That is 15% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 14 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in South Dakota.
How much does Innovate 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. $127k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Innovate's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | −50% | $127k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $89k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $87k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −60% | $69k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +400% | $83k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $71k |
Which wage levels does Innovate file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 38% of Innovate'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I38.5%5
- Level II23.1%3
- Level III30.8%4
- Level IV7.7%1
What jobs does Innovate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 7 | $89k |
| Software Developer | 3 | $84k |
| Computer Programmer/Web Developer | 1 | $49k |
| Software Engineer / Web Developer | 1 | $64k |
| Programmer Analyst | 1 | $71k |
| Geospatial Software Developer | 1 | $79k |
Where does Innovate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SD | 5 | $69k |
| VA | 3 | $84k |
| TX | 3 | $113k |
| MD | 2 | $83k |
| IN | 1 | $87k |
What has Innovate filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Innovate: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Software Engineer | $126,500 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $102,311 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $89,378 |
| 2020 | Software Developer | $130,000 |
| 2020 | Geospatial Software Developer | $79,100 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $87,170 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $68,500 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $112,616 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer / Web Developer | $63,500 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $83,817 |
| 2017 | Software Developer | $83,817 |
| 2017 | Software Developer | $83,000 |
| 2017 | Computer Programmer/Web Developer | $49,088 |
| 2016 | Programmer Analyst | $70,630 |
Common questions about Innovate's H-1B filings
- How much does Innovate pay H-1B workers?
- Innovate's median certified H-1B base salary is $127k (FY2022), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Innovate sponsor?
- Innovate has 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Innovate sponsor for H-1B?
- Innovate's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Software Developer, Computer Programmer/Web Developer, Software Engineer / Web Developer.
- Where does Innovate hire H-1B workers?
- Innovate's top H-1B worksite states are SD, VA, TX, MD.
- 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–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →