Sierra Wireless America — 19 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2024)
- 2
- Filings · FY2024
- $120k
- Median base · FY2024
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 12 all-time
Sierra Wireless America filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $130k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 19 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Sierra Wireless America 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. $120k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Sierra Wireless America's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2024. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $120k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −75% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 4 | 0% | $93k |
| FY2020 | 4 | +300% | $123k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $108k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +200% | $114k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −67% | $127k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Sierra Wireless America file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 58% of Sierra Wireless America'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II41.7%5
- Level III33.3%4
- Level IV25.0%3
What jobs does Sierra Wireless America 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $115k |
| Senior Applications Engineer | 2 | $110k |
| Sr. Validation Engineer | 2 | $120k |
| Senior Engineer, Hardware Systems Architecture | 2 | $105k |
| Senior Engineer, Software | 2 | $90k |
| Senior Enterprise Data Warehouse & BI Developer | 1 | $87k |
| Staff Applications Engineer | 1 | $127k |
| Staff Engineer, Applications | 1 | $134k |
| Engineer, System Test and Validation | 1 | $96k |
| Engineer, System Test & Validation | 1 | $90k |
Where does Sierra Wireless America 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 | 12 | $114k |
| GA | 6 | $93k |
| AZ | 1 | $130k |
What has Sierra Wireless America filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Sierra Wireless America: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manager, Data Services | $130,000 |
| 2024 | Sr. Validation Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Software Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Enterprise Data Warehouse & BI Developer | $87,150 |
| 2021 | Sr. Validation Engineer | $122,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $92,522 |
| 2021 | Staff Engineer, Applications | $134,420 |
| 2020 | Sales Application Engineer | $135,785 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Engineer | $123,172 |
| 2020 | Senior Engineer, Software | $89,610 |
| 2020 | Senior Engineer, Software | $123,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Engineer Validation | $108,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Engineer, Hardware Systems Architecture | $114,275 |
| 2018 | Senior Applications Engineer | $120,491 |
| 2018 | Engineer, System Test and Validation | $95,712 |
| 2017 | Staff Applications Engineer | $127,492 |
| 2016 | Senior Applications Engineer | $110,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Engineer, Hardware Systems Architecture | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Engineer, System Test & Validation | $90,000 |
Common questions about Sierra Wireless America's H-1B filings
- How much does Sierra Wireless America pay H-1B workers?
- Sierra Wireless America's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2024), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sierra Wireless America sponsor?
- Sierra Wireless America has 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2024).
- What jobs does Sierra Wireless America sponsor for H-1B?
- Sierra Wireless America's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Applications Engineer, Sr. Validation Engineer, Senior Engineer, Hardware Systems Architecture.
- Where does Sierra Wireless America hire H-1B workers?
- Sierra Wireless America's top H-1B worksite states are CA, GA, AZ.
- 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 →