Nerdwallet — 182 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 15
- Filings · FY2025
- $198k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 34 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 146 all-time
Nerdwallet filed 15 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 12% from the year before), with a median base salary of $198k and the middle 50% of offers between $164k and $220k. That is 30% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 182 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Nerdwallet 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. $198k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nerdwallet's H-1B hiring changed by year?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | −67% | $185k |
| FY2025 | 15 | −12% | $198k |
| FY2024 | 17 | +13% | $179k |
| FY2023 | 15 | −35% | $170k |
| FY2022 | 23 | +10% | $162k |
| FY2021 | 21 | −12% | $167k |
| FY2020 | 24 | +33% | $135k |
| FY2019 | 18 | +13% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 16 | +7% | $150k |
| FY2017 | 15 | +15% | $135k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $155k |
Which wage levels does Nerdwallet file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 76% of Nerdwallet'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 168 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.1%12
- Level II17.3%29
- Level III31.0%52
- Level IV44.6%75
What jobs does Nerdwallet 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 Nerdwallet's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 34 | $180k |
| Software Engineer | 16 | $127k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 9 | $142k |
| Data Engineer | 9 | $150k |
| Senior Data Engineer | 8 | $165k |
| Business Analytics Analyst | 7 | $130k |
| Senior Business Analytics Analyst | 4 | $143k |
| Product Designer | 4 | $130k |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | $167k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 4 | $188k |
Where does Nerdwallet 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 | 146 | $156k |
| NY | 11 | $160k |
| MI | 5 | $198k |
| CO | 5 | $185k |
| TX | 5 | $170k |
| MA | 2 | $129k |
| AZ | 2 | $180k |
| IL | 2 | $104k |
| GA | 1 | $130k |
| VA | 1 | $214k |
What has Nerdwallet filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 182 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nerdwallet's H-1B filings
- How much does Nerdwallet pay H-1B workers?
- Nerdwallet's median certified H-1B base salary is $198k (FY2025), from 15 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nerdwallet sponsor?
- Nerdwallet has 182 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nerdwallet sponsor for H-1B?
- Nerdwallet's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Data Analyst, Data Engineer.
- Where does Nerdwallet hire H-1B workers?
- Nerdwallet's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, MI, CO.
- 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 →