Nielsen Consumer — 152 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 23
- Filings · FY2025
- $139k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 20 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 98 all-time
Nielsen Consumer filed 23 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 21% from the year before), with a median base salary of $139k and the middle 50% of offers between $124k and $149k. That is 16% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 152 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Illinois.
How much does Nielsen Consumer 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. $139k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nielsen Consumer's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2020 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −57% | $132k |
| FY2025 | 23 | −21% | $139k |
| FY2024 | 29 | +16% | $140k |
| FY2023 | 25 | −17% | $134k |
| FY2022 | 30 | −6% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 32 | +967% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 3 | — | $96k |
Which wage levels does Nielsen Consumer file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 79% of Nielsen Consumer'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 151 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.0%6
- Level II17.2%26
- Level III36.4%55
- Level IV42.4%64
What jobs does Nielsen Consumer 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 20 | $140k |
| Senior Engineer | 14 | $140k |
| Software Engineer | 7 | $125k |
| Tech Lead | 7 | $160k |
| Manager | 5 | $102k |
| Manager, Client Service | 4 | $95k |
| Engineer | 4 | $125k |
| Senior Software Developer/Tech Lead | 3 | $145k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 3 | $108k |
| Data Scientist | 3 | $87k |
Where does Nielsen Consumer 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 | 98 | $132k |
| MA | 17 | $123k |
| FL | 15 | $145k |
| CA | 7 | $152k |
| NJ | 4 | $89k |
| GA | 3 | $170k |
| TX | 2 | $103k |
| NC | 2 | $134k |
| AR | 2 | $120k |
| VA | 1 | $180k |
What has Nielsen Consumer filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 152 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nielsen Consumer's H-1B filings
- How much does Nielsen Consumer pay H-1B workers?
- Nielsen Consumer's median certified H-1B base salary is $139k (FY2025), from 23 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nielsen Consumer sponsor?
- Nielsen Consumer has 152 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nielsen Consumer sponsor for H-1B?
- Nielsen Consumer's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Engineer, Software Engineer, Tech Lead.
- Where does Nielsen Consumer hire H-1B workers?
- Nielsen Consumer's top H-1B worksite states are IL, MA, FL, CA.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →