Purple Talk — 24 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $128k
- Median base · FY2025
- Systems Architect
- Top role · 5 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 22 all-time
Purple Talk filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $128k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $128k. That is 6% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 24 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Systems Architect in Texas.
How much does Purple Talk 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. $128k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Purple Talk's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | 0% | $128k |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +50% | $77k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −78% | $74k |
| FY2018 | 9 | +800% | $77k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −67% | $99k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Purple Talk file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 29% of Purple Talk'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.5%2
- Level II61.9%13
- Level III19.0%4
- Level IV9.5%2
What jobs does Purple Talk 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Architect | 5 | $74k |
| Market Research Analyst | 4 | $70k |
| Software Architect | 3 | $128k |
| IT Project Manager | 2 | $96k |
| Senior Systems Architect | 1 | $77k |
| Software Developer, Applications | 1 | $65k |
| Sr. Systems Architect QA | 1 | $60k |
| Technical Architect | 1 | $77k |
| Technical Lead | 1 | $77k |
| Director, Business Development | 1 | $76k |
Where does Purple Talk 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 22 | $77k |
| IL | 1 | $74k |
| MN | 1 | $120k |
What has Purple Talk filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Purple Talk: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Software Architect | $127,878 |
| 2025 | Software Architect | $127,878 |
| 2025 | Software Architect | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Systems Architect | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Systems Architect | $74,027 |
| 2024 | IT Project Manager | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Technical Project Manager | $76,856 |
| 2022 | Systems Architect | $77,000 |
| 2022 | IT Project Manager | $95,555 |
| 2021 | Systems Architect | $74,027 |
| 2021 | Systems Architect | $74,027 |
| 2018 | Market Research Analyst | $70,000 |
| 2018 | Director, Business Development | $76,000 |
| 2018 | Project Manager | $79,414 |
| 2018 | Program Manager | $76,586 |
| 2018 | Technical Lead | $76,586 |
| 2018 | Senior Systems Architect | $76,586 |
| 2018 | Technical Architect | $76,586 |
| 2018 | Market Research Analyst | $44,554 |
| 2018 | Sr. Systems Architect QA | $59,696 |
| 2017 | Market Research Analyst | $98,821 |
| 2016 | Software Developer, Applications | $65,042 |
| 2016 | Computer Systems Architect | $65,312 |
| 2016 | Market Research Analyst | $78,520 |
Common questions about Purple Talk's H-1B filings
- How much does Purple Talk pay H-1B workers?
- Purple Talk's median certified H-1B base salary is $128k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Purple Talk sponsor?
- Purple Talk has 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Purple Talk sponsor for H-1B?
- Purple Talk's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Systems Architect, Market Research Analyst, Software Architect, IT Project Manager.
- Where does Purple Talk hire H-1B workers?
- Purple Talk's top H-1B worksite states are TX, IL, MN.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →