Sdl — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)
- 1
- Filings · FY2024
- $180k
- Median base · FY2024
- Software Developer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 13 all-time
Sdl filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $180k and the middle 50% of offers between $180k and $180k. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Developer in California.
How much does Sdl 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. $180k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Sdl's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 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 | −50% | $180k |
| FY2023 | 2 | +100% | $94k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $142k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −80% | $148k |
| FY2020 | 5 | −17% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +500% | $58k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −75% | $74k |
| FY2017 | 4 | 0% | $100k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $92k |
Which wage levels does Sdl file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 29% of Sdl'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 I41.2%7
- Level II29.4%5
- Level III23.5%4
- Level IV5.9%1
What jobs does Sdl 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 Developer | 4 | $110k |
| Technical Consultant | 3 | $83k |
| Account Specialist | 3 | $63k |
| Strategic Account Director | 2 | $100k |
| Localization Engineer (Quality Assurance) | 2 | $55k |
| Director, Strategic Accounts | 2 | $148k |
| Research Engineer | 2 | $80k |
| Software Architect, Machine Learning | 1 | $150k |
| Project Manager | 1 | $74k |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $142k |
Where does Sdl 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 | 13 | $97k |
| NY | 4 | $55k |
| GA | 3 | $148k |
| NJ | 2 | $63k |
| MA | 1 | $142k |
| TX | 1 | $58k |
| WA | 1 | $100k |
What has Sdl filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Sdl: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Director, Strategic Accounts | $180,300 |
| 2023 | Senior Account Specialist | $94,000 |
| 2023 | Software Developer | $111,573 |
| 2022 | Research Scientist | $142,000 |
| 2021 | Director, Strategic Accounts | $147,971 |
| 2020 | Account Specialist | $62,733 |
| 2020 | Account Specialist | $62,733 |
| 2020 | Account Specialist | $62,733 |
| 2020 | Technical Consultant | $94,203 |
| 2020 | Software Developer | $96,600 |
| 2019 | Localization Engineer (Quality Assurance) | $57,817 |
| 2019 | Software Architect, Machine Learning | $150,236 |
| 2019 | Translation Project Coordinator | $50,000 |
| 2019 | Localization Engineer (Quality Assurance) | $55,000 |
| 2019 | Research Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2019 | Solutions Architect | $105,000 |
| 2018 | Project Manager | $73,819 |
| 2017 | Strategic Account Director | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Technical Consultant | $82,930 |
| 2017 | Strategic Account Director | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Software Developer | $110,000 |
| 2016 | Research Engineer | $92,431 |
| 2016 | Software Developer | $110,000 |
| 2016 | Technical Consultant | $70,000 |
| 2016 | Software Architect | $130,232 |
Common questions about Sdl's H-1B filings
- How much does Sdl pay H-1B workers?
- Sdl's median certified H-1B base salary is $180k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sdl sponsor?
- Sdl has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
- What jobs does Sdl sponsor for H-1B?
- Sdl's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Technical Consultant, Account Specialist, Strategic Account Director.
- Where does Sdl hire H-1B workers?
- Sdl's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, GA, 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 →