Preferred Bank — 17 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $55k
- Median base · FY2025
- Credit Analyst
- Top role · 16 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 17 all-time
Preferred Bank filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $55k and the middle 50% of offers between $55k and $56k. Across all years it has 17 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Credit Analyst in California.
How much does Preferred Bank 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 FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Preferred Bank's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 0% | $95k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $55k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $55k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $70k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −50% | $53k |
| FY2020 | 4 | +100% | $56k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $50k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $46k |
Which wage levels does Preferred Bank file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 6% of Preferred Bank'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 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I76.5%13
- Level II17.6%3
- Level III5.9%1
What jobs does Preferred Bank 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Analyst | 16 | $56k |
| VP, Credit Analyst | 1 | $95k |
Where does Preferred Bank 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 17 | $56k |
What has Preferred Bank filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Preferred Bank: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Credit Analyst | $95,160 |
| 2026 | VP, Credit Analyst | $95,164 |
| 2025 | Credit Analyst | $55,952 |
| 2025 | Credit Analyst | $54,912 |
| 2024 | Credit Analyst | $54,891 |
| 2023 | Credit Analyst | $69,970 |
| 2023 | Credit Analyst | $70,570 |
| 2021 | Credit Analyst | $53,068 |
| 2021 | Credit Analyst | $58,100 |
| 2020 | Credit Analyst | $55,869 |
| 2020 | Credit Analyst | $55,869 |
| 2020 | Credit Analyst | $55,869 |
| 2020 | Credit Analyst | $55,869 |
| 2018 | Credit Analyst | $49,556 |
| 2018 | Credit Analyst | $50,000 |
| 2017 | Credit Analyst | $46,405 |
| 2017 | Credit Analyst | $46,405 |
Common questions about Preferred Bank's H-1B filings
- How much does Preferred Bank pay H-1B workers?
- Preferred Bank's median certified H-1B base salary is $55k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Preferred Bank sponsor?
- Preferred Bank has 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Preferred Bank sponsor for H-1B?
- Preferred Bank's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Credit Analyst, VP, Credit Analyst.
- Where does Preferred Bank hire H-1B workers?
- Preferred Bank's top H-1B worksite states are 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →