Paylease — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 1
- Filings · FY2021
- $55k
- Median base · FY2021
- Software Test Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 9 all-time
Paylease filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 80% from the year before), with a median base salary of $55k and the middle 50% of offers between $55k and $55k. That is 16% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Test Engineer in Illinois.
How much does Paylease 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. $55k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Paylease's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | −80% | $55k |
| FY2020 | 5 | −17% | $115k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +100% | $62k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +50% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $51k |
Which wage levels does Paylease file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 44% of Paylease'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I22.2%4
- Level II33.3%6
- Level III16.7%3
- Level IV27.8%5
What jobs does Paylease 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Test Engineer | 3 | $72k |
| IT Engineering | 2 | $95k |
| Field Marketing Manager | 2 | $51k |
| Senior Implementation Specialist | 2 | $62k |
| Financial Data Analyst | 1 | $55k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1 | $118k |
| Lead Mobile Software Engineer | 1 | $111k |
| Principal Software Engineer/Architect | 1 | $102k |
| Chief Architect - Billing | 1 | $95k |
| Senior QA Automation Engineer | 1 | $130k |
Where does Paylease 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 | 9 | $95k |
| CA | 8 | $69k |
| MO | 3 | $118k |
What has Paylease filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Paylease: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Financial Data Analyst | $55,000 |
| 2020 | Staff Software Engineer | $118,000 |
| 2020 | Lead Mobile Software Engineer | $110,725 |
| 2020 | Cloud Operations Architect | $152,250 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Test Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2020 | Software Test Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Implementation Specialist | $61,900 |
| 2019 | Senior Implementation Specialist | $68,994 |
| 2019 | Site Reliability Engineering Lead (Software Develo | $140,000 |
| 2019 | Senior QA Automation Engineer | $130,000 |
| 2019 | Field Marketing Manager | $61,900 |
| 2019 | Dev Operations Engineer I | $58,074 |
| 2018 | Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer | $91,500 |
| 2018 | Software Test Engineer | $71,500 |
| 2018 | Principal Software Engineer/Architect | $102,000 |
| 2017 | Chief Architect - Billing | $95,000 |
| 2017 | Software Test Engineer | $70,000 |
| 2017 | IT Engineering | $95,000 |
| 2016 | Field Marketing Manager | $50,835 |
| 2016 | IT Engineering | $95,000 |
Common questions about Paylease's H-1B filings
- How much does Paylease pay H-1B workers?
- Paylease's median certified H-1B base salary is $55k (FY2021), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Paylease sponsor?
- Paylease has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Paylease sponsor for H-1B?
- Paylease's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Test Engineer, IT Engineering, Field Marketing Manager, Senior Implementation Specialist.
- Where does Paylease hire H-1B workers?
- Paylease's top H-1B worksite states are IL, CA, MO.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →