Nest Builders — 27 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $90k
- Median base · FY2025
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 20 all-time
Nest Builders filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $90k and the middle 50% of offers between $80k and $106k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 27 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Mechanical Engineer in Illinois.
How much does Nest Builders 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. $90k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nest Builders's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2018 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −33% | $80k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $90k |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0% | $74k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $74k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −50% | $60k |
| FY2021 | 6 | +200% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $50k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −60% | $62k |
| FY2018 | 5 | — | $66k |
Which wage levels does Nest Builders file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Nest Builders'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 27 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I77.8%21
- Level II22.2%6
What jobs does Nest Builders 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 7 | $65k |
| Technology Engineer | 4 | $76k |
| Building Performance Analyst | 4 | $62k |
| Commissioning Project Manager | 3 | $80k |
| Commissioning Engineer | 3 | $59k |
| Plumbing Engineer | 2 | $60k |
| Project Engineer | 1 | $106k |
| Commissioning Technician | 1 | $41k |
| Electrical Engineer | 1 | $66k |
| Associate Group Leader | 1 | $107k |
Where does Nest Builders 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 20 | $74k |
| IA | 4 | $74k |
| MI | 2 | $41k |
| MA | 1 | $62k |
What has Nest Builders filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Nest Builders: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Building Performance Analyst | $80,000 |
| 2026 | Associate Group Leader | $107,000 |
| 2025 | Commissioning Project Manager | $80,000 |
| 2025 | Plumbing Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2025 | Project Engineer | $106,000 |
| 2024 | Technology Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Building Performance Analyst | $74,000 |
| 2023 | Commissioning Project Manager | $88,000 |
| 2023 | Commissioning Project Manager | $74,000 |
| 2022 | Commissioning Technician | $40,540 |
| 2022 | Plumbing Engineer | $60,000 |
| 2022 | Mechanical Engineer | $77,000 |
| 2021 | Mechanical Engineer | $67,000 |
| 2021 | Commissioning Engineer | $58,500 |
| 2021 | Building Performance Analyst | $58,386 |
| 2021 | Technology Engineer | $76,440 |
| 2021 | Technology Engineer | $76,440 |
| 2021 | Mechanical Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2020 | Commissioning Engineer | $64,600 |
| 2020 | Commissioning Engineer | $50,000 |
| 2019 | Building Performance Analyst | $62,250 |
| 2019 | Mechanical Engineer | $63,000 |
| 2018 | Technology Engineer | $74,818 |
| 2018 | Mechanical Engineer | $77,002 |
| 2018 | Mechanical Engineer | $63,000 |
| 2018 | Mechanical Engineer | $61,464 |
| 2018 | Electrical Engineer | $65,894 |
Common questions about Nest Builders's H-1B filings
- How much does Nest Builders pay H-1B workers?
- Nest Builders's median certified H-1B base salary is $90k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nest Builders sponsor?
- Nest Builders has 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nest Builders sponsor for H-1B?
- Nest Builders's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, Technology Engineer, Building Performance Analyst, Commissioning Project Manager.
- Where does Nest Builders hire H-1B workers?
- Nest Builders's top H-1B worksite states are IL, IA, MI, MA.
- 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 →