Legg Mason — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $160k
- Median base · FY2025
- Lead Software Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 12 all-time
Legg Mason filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $160k and the middle 50% of offers between $141k and $163k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Lead Software Engineer in Maryland.
How much does Legg Mason 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 Legg Mason's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −75% | $172k |
| FY2025 | 4 | +33% | $160k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +50% | $141k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $101k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $117k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $118k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $109k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $92k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +50% | $135k |
| FY2017 | 2 | +100% | $140k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Legg Mason file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of Legg Mason'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.5%2
- Level II19.0%4
- Level III33.3%7
- Level IV38.1%8
What jobs does Legg Mason 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Software Engineer | 2 | $163k |
| Sr. Technical Architect/Developer | 2 | $158k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $118k |
| Cloud Strategic Architect | 2 | $172k |
| Process Engineering Manager | 1 | $109k |
| Project Manager, US Retails Sales and Wealth Mangement Strat | 1 | $92k |
| Research Associate | 1 | $101k |
| Senior Compliance Officer | 1 | $105k |
| Senior Specialist (Developer Analyst) | 1 | $135k |
| Systems Strategy Manager | 1 | $141k |
Where does Legg Mason 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 12 | $128k |
| CT | 3 | $158k |
| FL | 3 | $163k |
| NY | 2 | $79k |
| NC | 1 | $141k |
| VA | 1 | $117k |
What has Legg Mason filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Legg Mason: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lead Software Engineer | $172,200 |
| 2025 | Lead Software Engineer | $163,000 |
| 2025 | Director, Strategy and Implementation | $160,000 |
| 2025 | Cloud Strategic Architect | $200,232 |
| 2025 | System Strategy Manager | $140,925 |
| 2024 | Analyst | $79,310 |
| 2024 | Systems Strategy Manager | $140,925 |
| 2024 | Cloud Strategic Architect | $171,700 |
| 2023 | Research Associate | $101,200 |
| 2023 | Senior Software Engineer | $137,259 |
| 2022 | Lead Business Systems Analyst-Fts | $116,667 |
| 2022 | Strategy and Implementation Director | $128,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $117,894 |
| 2020 | Process Engineering Manager | $108,500 |
| 2020 | Sr. Technical Architect/Developer | $167,000 |
| 2019 | Project Manager, US Retails Sales and Wealth Mangement Strat | $92,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Specialist (Developer Analyst) | $135,000 |
| 2018 | Cloud Solutions Architect | $165,000 |
| 2018 | Junior Data Architect | $89,003 |
| 2017 | Manager/Technical Expert | $139,627 |
| 2017 | Sr. Technical Architect/Developer | $158,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Compliance Officer | $105,000 |
Common questions about Legg Mason's H-1B filings
- How much does Legg Mason pay H-1B workers?
- Legg Mason's median certified H-1B base salary is $160k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Legg Mason sponsor?
- Legg Mason has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Legg Mason sponsor for H-1B?
- Legg Mason's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Lead Software Engineer, Sr. Technical Architect/Developer, Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Strategic Architect.
- Where does Legg Mason hire H-1B workers?
- Legg Mason's top H-1B worksite states are MD, CT, FL, 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 →