Metlife Group — 973 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 164
- Filings · FY2025
- $128k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Development Engineer
- Top role · 84 all-time
- NC
- Top state · 669 all-time
Metlife Group filed 164 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 66% from the year before), with a median base salary of $128k and the middle 50% of offers between $117k and $135k. That is 19% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 973 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Development Engineer in North Carolina.
How much does Metlife Group 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. $128k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Metlife Group's H-1B hiring changed by year?
56 certified filings in FY2016 → 53 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 53 | −68% | $131k |
| FY2025 | 164 | +66% | $128k |
| FY2024 | 99 | −1% | $119k |
| FY2023 | 100 | −28% | $117k |
| FY2022 | 138 | +106% | $112k |
| FY2021 | 67 | −13% | $95k |
| FY2020 | 77 | +12% | $100k |
| FY2019 | 69 | −25% | $86k |
| FY2018 | 92 | +59% | $85k |
| FY2017 | 58 | +4% | $92k |
| FY2016 | 56 | — | $87k |
Which wage levels does Metlife Group file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 58% of Metlife Group'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 740 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.0%59
- Level II34.1%252
- Level III13.0%96
- Level IV45.0%333
What jobs does Metlife Group sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Metlife Group's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 84 | $96k |
| Lead Software Development Engineer | 41 | $116k |
| Lead Full Stack Software Engineer | 40 | $128k |
| Software Development Engineer II | 36 | $79k |
| Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer | 29 | $122k |
| Senior Software Develop Engineer | 24 | $86k |
| Software Develop Engineer II | 19 | $82k |
| Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | 18 | $124k |
| Production Management Consultant | 17 | $91k |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 15 | $112k |
Where does Metlife Group 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC | 669 | $112k |
| NJ | 88 | $111k |
| NY | 77 | $133k |
| FL | 42 | $106k |
| SC | 31 | $114k |
| PA | 15 | $84k |
| TX | 12 | $124k |
| DE | 11 | $104k |
| RI | 6 | $79k |
| CA | 6 | $139k |
What has Metlife Group filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 973 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Metlife Group's H-1B filings
- How much does Metlife Group pay H-1B workers?
- Metlife Group's median certified H-1B base salary is $128k (FY2025), from 164 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Metlife Group sponsor?
- Metlife Group has 973 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Metlife Group sponsor for H-1B?
- Metlife Group's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Development Engineer, Lead Software Development Engineer, Lead Full Stack Software Engineer, Software Development Engineer II.
- Where does Metlife Group hire H-1B workers?
- Metlife Group's top H-1B worksite states are NC, NJ, NY, FL.
- 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 →