Nuance Communications — 317 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 24
- Filings · FY2023
- $129k
- Median base · FY2023
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 36 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 187 all-time
Nuance Communications filed 24 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 53% from the year before), with a median base salary of $129k and the middle 50% of offers between $117k and $150k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 317 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Nuance Communications 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. $129k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nuance Communications's H-1B hiring changed by year?
44 certified filings in FY2016 → 24 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 24 | −53% | $129k |
| FY2022 | 51 | +31% | $133k |
| FY2021 | 39 | −13% | $116k |
| FY2020 | 45 | −2% | $117k |
| FY2019 | 46 | +21% | $104k |
| FY2018 | 38 | +27% | $93k |
| FY2017 | 30 | −32% | $94k |
| FY2016 | 44 | — | $95k |
Which wage levels does Nuance Communications file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 65% of Nuance Communications'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 262 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.6%20
- Level II27.9%73
- Level III30.9%81
- Level IV33.6%88
What jobs does Nuance Communications 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 Nuance Communications's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 36 | $108k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 25 | $122k |
| Software Engineer | 10 | $88k |
| Senior NLP Research Engineer | 6 | $100k |
| Principal Business Systems Analyst | 5 | $114k |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | $129k |
| Principal Software Architect | 5 | $113k |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer | 5 | $136k |
| Senior Project Manager | 5 | $95k |
| Senior Manager, Product Management | 4 | $136k |
Where does Nuance Communications 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 187 | $116k |
| WA | 32 | $113k |
| NJ | 26 | $90k |
| CA | 25 | $131k |
| MI | 8 | $90k |
| PA | 7 | $101k |
| TX | 7 | $110k |
| FL | 7 | $73k |
| IL | 4 | $71k |
| NH | 3 | $117k |
What has Nuance Communications filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 317 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nuance Communications's H-1B filings
- How much does Nuance Communications pay H-1B workers?
- Nuance Communications's median certified H-1B base salary is $129k (FY2023), from 24 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nuance Communications sponsor?
- Nuance Communications has 317 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Nuance Communications sponsor for H-1B?
- Nuance Communications's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior NLP Research Engineer.
- Where does Nuance Communications hire H-1B workers?
- Nuance Communications's top H-1B worksite states are MA, WA, NJ, 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 (FY2016–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →