Kohls — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2025)
- 22
- Filings · FY2025
- $160k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 6 all-time
- WI
- Top state · 9 all-time
Kohls filed 22 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $160k and the middle 50% of offers between $145k and $190k. That is 15% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2025, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Wisconsin.
How much does Kohls 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. $160k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kohls's H-1B hiring changed by year?
22 certified filings on record (FY2025).
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 22 | — | $160k |
Which wage levels does Kohls file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 68% of Kohls'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 22 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.1%2
- Level II22.7%5
- Level III22.7%5
- Level IV45.5%10
What jobs does Kohls 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 | 6 | $155k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 | $190k |
| Manager, Software Engineering | 2 | $185k |
| Staff Platform Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Manager, Decision Analytics | 1 | $145k |
| Manager, Personalization Analytics | 1 | $150k |
| Personalization Analytics Analyst | 1 | $105k |
| Personalization Analytics Expert | 1 | $145k |
| Reliability Engineer | 1 | $110k |
| Senior Analyst, Pricing Analytics | 1 | $125k |
Where does Kohls 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WI | 9 | $170k |
| TX | 5 | $150k |
| CA | 4 | $200k |
| NC | 1 | $145k |
| NY | 1 | $105k |
| VA | 1 | $125k |
| WA | 1 | $195k |
What has Kohls filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kohls: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Platform Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2025 | Manager, Personalization Analytics | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Manager, Software Engineering | $210,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $195,000 |
| 2025 | Personalization Analytics Analyst | $105,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $160,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Analyst, Pricing Analytics | $125,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Manager, Software Engineering | $185,000 |
| 2025 | Manager, Decision Analytics | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Reliability Engineer | $110,000 |
| 2025 | Software Engineer | $113,000 |
| 2025 | Personalization Analytics Expert | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager, Pricing Analytics | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $210,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Software Engineer | $185,000 |
Common questions about Kohls's H-1B filings
- How much does Kohls pay H-1B workers?
- Kohls's median certified H-1B base salary is $160k (FY2025), from 22 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kohls sponsor?
- Kohls has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2025).
- What jobs does Kohls sponsor for H-1B?
- Kohls's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Manager, Software Engineering, Staff Platform Engineer.
- Where does Kohls hire H-1B workers?
- Kohls's top H-1B worksite states are WI, TX, CA, NC.
- 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 (FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →