Kqed — 10 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $98k
- Median base · FY2025
- Business Analyst
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 8 all-time
Kqed filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $98k and the middle 50% of offers between $98k and $98k. That is 4% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 10 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Business Analyst in California.
How much does Kqed 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. $98k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kqed's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | 0% | $123k |
| FY2025 | 1 | −67% | $98k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +200% | $120k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $114k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $55k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $104k |
Which wage levels does Kqed file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 40% of Kqed'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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I30.0%3
- Level II30.0%3
- Level III30.0%3
- Level IV10.0%1
What jobs does Kqed 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Business Analyst | 2 | $98k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $120k |
| Marketing Design and Research Analyst | 2 | $55k |
| Software Engineer, Full Stack | 1 | $104k |
| Finance Manager, Content | 1 | $114k |
| Finance Manager, Content, Product, & Snap Studios | 1 | $123k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 1 | $147k |
Where does Kqed 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 | 8 | $104k |
| TX | 2 | $120k |
What has Kqed filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kqed: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Finance Manager, Content, Product, & Snap Studios | $123,053 |
| 2025 | Business Analyst | $98,155 |
| 2024 | Marketing Design and Research Analyst | $67,413 |
| 2024 | Principal Software Engineer | $147,368 |
| 2024 | Senior Software Engineer | $120,328 |
| 2023 | Finance Manager, Content | $114,109 |
| 2022 | Business Analyst | $113,755 |
| 2022 | Marketing Design and Research Analyst | $55,453 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $120,931 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer, Full Stack | $103,730 |
Common questions about Kqed's H-1B filings
- How much does Kqed pay H-1B workers?
- Kqed's median certified H-1B base salary is $98k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kqed sponsor?
- Kqed has 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kqed sponsor for H-1B?
- Kqed's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Business Analyst, Senior Software Engineer, Marketing Design and Research Analyst, Software Engineer, Full Stack.
- Where does Kqed hire H-1B workers?
- Kqed's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →