Nordstrom — 1,960 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 182
- Filings · FY2025
- $159k
- Median base · FY2025
- Engineer 2
- Top role · 393 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 1,730 all-time
Nordstrom filed 182 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 18% from the year before), with a median base salary of $159k and the middle 50% of offers between $140k and $179k. That is 17% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,960 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Engineer 2 in Washington.
How much does Nordstrom 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. $159k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nordstrom's H-1B hiring changed by year?
47 certified filings in FY2016 → 120 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 120 | −34% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 182 | −18% | $159k |
| FY2024 | 223 | +28% | $153k |
| FY2023 | 174 | −43% | $148k |
| FY2022 | 303 | +11% | $145k |
| FY2021 | 273 | +33% | $135k |
| FY2020 | 205 | +15% | $122k |
| FY2019 | 178 | +44% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 124 | −5% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 131 | +179% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 47 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Nordstrom file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 43% of Nordstrom'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 1,752 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I15.1%264
- Level II42.0%736
- Level III23.4%410
- Level IV19.5%342
What jobs does Nordstrom 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 Nordstrom's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer 2 | 393 | $140k |
| Engineer | 211 | $120k |
| Engineer 1 Es | 183 | $120k |
| Engineer Sr | 178 | $165k |
| Senior Engineer | 93 | $142k |
| Mgr Engineering | 71 | $194k |
| Engineer Sr 2 | 54 | $195k |
| Engineer 1 | 50 | $118k |
| Engineer Sr. | 49 | $162k |
| Data Analyst 3 | 28 | $135k |
Where does Nordstrom 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WA | 1,730 | $140k |
| CA | 110 | $130k |
| GA | 24 | $153k |
| IL | 21 | $136k |
| TX | 15 | $157k |
| CO | 13 | $108k |
| IA | 9 | $105k |
| MD | 7 | $129k |
| NY | 5 | $152k |
| FL | 4 | $108k |
What has Nordstrom filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,960 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nordstrom's H-1B filings
- How much does Nordstrom pay H-1B workers?
- Nordstrom's median certified H-1B base salary is $159k (FY2025), from 182 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nordstrom sponsor?
- Nordstrom has 1,960 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nordstrom sponsor for H-1B?
- Nordstrom's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer 2, Engineer, Engineer 1 Es, Engineer Sr.
- Where does Nordstrom hire H-1B workers?
- Nordstrom's top H-1B worksite states are WA, CA, GA, IL.
- 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 →