Pctel — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)
- 1
- Filings · FY2024
- $148k
- Median base · FY2024
- RF Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 13 all-time
Pctel filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024, with a median base salary of $148k and the middle 50% of offers between $148k and $148k. That is 15% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for RF Engineer in Maryland.
How much does Pctel 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. $148k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Pctel's H-1B hiring changed by year?
9 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2024. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $148k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $97k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −50% | $108k |
| FY2019 | 4 | +300% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −86% | $101k |
| FY2017 | 7 | −22% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 9 | — | $76k |
Which wage levels does Pctel file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 13% of Pctel'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.3%1
- Level II81.3%13
- Level III12.5%2
What jobs does Pctel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RF Engineer | 4 | $75k |
| DSP Engineer | 4 | $103k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $97k |
| Senior Director Scanner Product Management | 2 | $141k |
| RF Engineer II | 2 | $65k |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 2 | $105k |
| RF Engineer I | 1 | $76k |
| Senior Das Engineer | 1 | $88k |
| Senior DSP Engineer | 1 | $95k |
| Core Network Engineer | 1 | $86k |
Where does Pctel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 13 | $105k |
| FL | 3 | $87k |
| WA | 2 | $76k |
| NJ | 2 | $75k |
| IN | 2 | $65k |
| IL | 1 | $148k |
| AL | 1 | $86k |
| CO | 1 | $67k |
What has Pctel filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Pctel: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Principal Software Engineer | $148,221 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $97,406 |
| 2020 | DSP Engineer | $108,000 |
| 2020 | DSP Engineer | $108,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Director Scanner Product Management | $143,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Director Scanner Product Management | $141,000 |
| 2019 | DSP Engineer | $103,100 |
| 2019 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | $130,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Software Engineer | $101,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Software Engineer | $97,000 |
| 2017 | Associate Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2017 | Senior DSP Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Das Engineer | $88,213 |
| 2017 | Director of Product Management | $132,000 |
| 2017 | DSP Engineer | $94,890 |
| 2017 | RF Engineer I | $75,500 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer | $75,442 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer | $74,000 |
| 2016 | Core Network Engineer | $86,403 |
| 2016 | Das Commissioning Engineer | $87,000 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer | $76,045 |
| 2016 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer II | $65,000 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer II | $67,000 |
| 2016 | RF Engineer | $76,045 |
Common questions about Pctel's H-1B filings
- How much does Pctel pay H-1B workers?
- Pctel's median certified H-1B base salary is $148k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Pctel sponsor?
- Pctel has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
- What jobs does Pctel sponsor for H-1B?
- Pctel's most-sponsored H-1B roles include RF Engineer, DSP Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Director Scanner Product Management.
- Where does Pctel hire H-1B workers?
- Pctel's top H-1B worksite states are MD, FL, WA, NJ.
- 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–FY2024). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →