Ixia — 68 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2018)
- 8
- Filings · FY2018
- $101k
- Median base · FY2018
- Principal Software Engineer I
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 28 all-time
Ixia filed 8 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2018 (down 74% from the year before), with a median base salary of $101k and the middle 50% of offers between $96k and $102k. That is 19% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 68 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Principal Software Engineer I in California.
How much does Ixia 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. $101k median in FY2018. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ixia's H-1B hiring changed by year?
29 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2018. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 8 | −74% | $101k |
| FY2017 | 31 | +7% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 29 | — | $97k |
Which wage levels does Ixia file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 53% of Ixia'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 15 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.7%1
- Level II40.0%6
- Level III6.7%1
- Level IV46.7%7
What jobs does Ixia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer I | 4 | $118k |
| Senior QA Engineer II | 4 | $94k |
| Professional Services Engineer III | 3 | $99k |
| Technical Support Engineer III | 3 | $76k |
| Senior QA Engineer II (Software) | 3 | $97k |
| Senior Professional Services Engineer I | 3 | $108k |
| Principal Software Engineer II | 3 | $121k |
| Software Engineer II | 2 | $76k |
| Hardware Engineer II | 2 | $81k |
| QA Engineer II | 2 | $88k |
Where does Ixia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 28 | $102k |
| TX | 22 | $95k |
| NC | 6 | $91k |
| OR | 6 | $82k |
| WA | 4 | $99k |
| CO | 2 | $108k |
What has Ixia filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 68 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ixia's H-1B filings
- How much does Ixia pay H-1B workers?
- Ixia's median certified H-1B base salary is $101k (FY2018), from 8 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ixia sponsor?
- Ixia has 68 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2018).
- What jobs does Ixia sponsor for H-1B?
- Ixia's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Principal Software Engineer I, Senior QA Engineer II, Professional Services Engineer III, Technical Support Engineer III.
- Where does Ixia hire H-1B workers?
- Ixia's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, NC, OR.
- 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–FY2018). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →