How many H-1B workers does Professional Alternative sponsor?

Professional Alternative has 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).

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.

Professional Alternative H-1B Salaries 2026: $146k Median, 27 Filings

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Filings · FY2024: $146k
Median base · FY2024: Programmer Analyst
Top role · 8 all-time: MA
Top state · 17 all-time

Professional Alternative filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024, with a median base salary of $146k and the middle 50% of offers between $146k and $146k. That is 42% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 27 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Programmer Analyst in Massachusetts.

How much does Professional Alternative 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. $146k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

How has Professional Alternative's H-1B hiring changed by year?

7 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2024. The change column is each year against the one before.

Professional Alternative certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Filings	vs prior FY	Median base	P25	P75
FY2024	1	0%	$146k	$146k	$146k
FY2023	1	−80%	$141k	$141k	$141k
FY2022	5	+150%	$141k	$125k	$162k
FY2021	2	−50%	$135k	$135k	$135k
FY2020	4	+33%	$111k	$99k	$118k
FY2019	3	0%	$141k	$96k	$146k
FY2018	3	+200%	$84k	$84k	$129k
FY2017	1	−86%	$84k	$84k	$84k
FY2016	7	—	$123k	$103k	$150k

Which wage levels does Professional Alternative file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 35% of Professional Alternative'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 20 filings with a wage level · all years

65%

35%

Level II65.0%13
Level III35.0%7

What jobs does Professional Alternative sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Professional Alternative most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job title	Filings	Median base	P25	P75
Programmer Analyst	8	$96k	$84k	$109k
Software Engineer	4	$141k	$123k	$162k
Business Systems Analyst	3	$150k	$147k	$151k
Scrum Master/Project Manager	2	$125k	$125k	$125k
Solutions Architect	2	$141k	$141k	$146k
Oracle Database Administrator	2	$135k	$135k	$135k
Database Specialist/Administrator	1	$99k	$99k	$99k
Senior Business System Analyst	1	$118k	$118k	$118k
Senior Data Analyst	1	$146k	$146k	$146k
Senior Software Engineer	1	$141k	$141k	$141k

Where does Professional Alternative hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

117Certified filings (log scale)

Professional Alternative H-1B worksite states
State	Filings	Median base
MA	17	$129k
NC	3	$125k
WA	3	$111k
CT	2	$135k
NJ	1	$141k
VA	1	$146k

What has Professional Alternative filed recently?

Every certified LCA on record for Professional Alternative: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Professional Alternative recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FY	Job title	Worksite	Level	Base salary
2024	Senior Data Analyst	Richmond, VA	III	$145,600
2023	Senior Software Engineer	Jersey City, NJ	II	$141,440
2022	Software Engineer	Andover, MA	III	$141,440
2022	Software Engineer	Andover, MA	III	$162,240
2022	Software Engineer	Andover, MA	III	$162,240
2022	Scrum Master/Project Manager	Raleigh, NC	II	$124,800
2022	Scrum Master/Project Manager	Raleigh, NC	II	$124,800
2021	Oracle Database Administrator	Rocky Hill, CT	II	$135,408
2021	Oracle Database Administrator	Rocky Hill, CT	II	$135,408
2020	Database Specialist/Administrator	Sammamish, WA	II	$98,800
2020	Programmer Analyst	Sammamish, WA	II	$122,283
2020	Programmer Analyst	Bellevue, WA	II	$110,885
2020	Senior Business System Analyst	Boston, MA	II	$118,000
2019	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	II	$95,618
2019	Solutions Architect	Boston, MA	III	$140,899
2019	Solutions Architect	Boston, MA	III	$145,600
2018	Database Administrator	Marlborough, MA	III	$128,960
2018	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	II	$84,094
2018	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	II	$84,094
2017	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	II	$84,094
2016	Database Developer	Durham, NC	—	$103,480
2016	Business Systems Analyst	Boston, MA	—	$146,806
2016	Business Systems Analyst	Boston, MA	—	$150,966
2016	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	—	$109,200
2016	Business Systems Analyst	Boston, MA	—	$150,000
2016	Programmer Analyst	Boston, MA	—	$100,880
2016	Software Engineer	Boston, MA	—	$122,782

Common questions about Professional Alternative's H-1B filings

How much does Professional Alternative pay H-1B workers?: Professional Alternative's median certified H-1B base salary is $146k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Professional Alternative sponsor?: Professional Alternative has 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
What jobs does Professional Alternative sponsor for H-1B?: Professional Alternative's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Programmer Analyst, Software Engineer, Business Systems Analyst, Scrum Master/Project Manager.
Where does Professional Alternative hire H-1B workers?: Professional Alternative's top H-1B worksite states are MA, NC, WA, CT.
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 →

Professional Alternative — 27 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)