LJ Smith Associates — 70 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2018)
- 39
- Filings · FY2018
- $119k
- Median base · FY2018
- Software Applications Developer
- Top role · 26 all-time
- AR
- Top state · 56 all-time
LJ Smith Associates filed 39 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2018 (up 144% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $110k and $124k. That is 20% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 70 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Applications Developer in Arkansas.
How much does LJ Smith Associates 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. $119k median in FY2018. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has LJ Smith Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
15 certified filings in FY2016 → 39 in FY2018. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 39 | +144% | $119k |
| FY2017 | 16 | +7% | $113k |
| FY2016 | 15 | — | $104k |
Which wage levels does LJ Smith Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 74% of LJ Smith Associates'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 54 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.9%1
- Level II24.1%13
- Level III14.8%8
- Level IV59.3%32
What jobs does LJ Smith Associates 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 Applications Developer | 26 | $117k |
| Software Developer | 24 | $115k |
| Software Development Consultant | 4 | $119k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $104k |
| Senior Data Consultant | 2 | $130k |
| Data Engineer | 2 | $110k |
| Senior Software Consultant | 2 | $120k |
| Senior Software Developer | 1 | $115k |
| Development Consultant | 1 | $124k |
| Dev Ops/Release Engineer | 1 | $100k |
Where does LJ Smith Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AR | 56 | $114k |
| NC | 10 | $120k |
| TX | 2 | $94k |
| MD | 1 | $91k |
| CA | 1 | $126k |
What has LJ Smith Associates filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 70 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about LJ Smith Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does LJ Smith Associates pay H-1B workers?
- LJ Smith Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2018), from 39 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does LJ Smith Associates sponsor?
- LJ Smith Associates has 70 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2018).
- What jobs does LJ Smith Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- LJ Smith Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Applications Developer, Software Developer, Software Development Consultant, Software Engineer.
- Where does LJ Smith Associates hire H-1B workers?
- LJ Smith Associates's top H-1B worksite states are AR, NC, 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–FY2018). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →