Skillz — 34 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 14
- Filings · FY2021
- $135k
- Median base · FY2021
- Data Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 31 all-time
Skillz filed 14 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 75% from the year before), with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $110k and $165k. That is 2% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 34 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Data Engineer in California.
How much does Skillz 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. $135k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Skillz's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 14 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 14 | +75% | $135k |
| FY2020 | 8 | +60% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +400% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $160k |
Which wage levels does Skillz file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 53% of Skillz'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 32 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I15.6%5
- Level II31.3%10
- Level III25.0%8
- Level IV28.1%9
What jobs does Skillz 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 4 | $120k |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 3 | $125k |
| Product Manager | 2 | $115k |
| DevOps Engineer II | 2 | $115k |
| Server Engineer | 2 | $105k |
| Lead Server Engineer | 1 | $150k |
| Manager, Revenue Intelligence | 1 | $150k |
| Manager, Software Engineering | 1 | $200k |
| Principal DevOps Engineer | 1 | $150k |
| Principal Product Manager, Developer Experience | 1 | $185k |
Where does Skillz 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 | 31 | $125k |
| OR | 1 | $150k |
| CO | 1 | $120k |
| NV | 1 | $150k |
What has Skillz filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Skillz: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Skillz's H-1B filings
- How much does Skillz pay H-1B workers?
- Skillz's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2021), from 14 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Skillz sponsor?
- Skillz has 34 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Skillz sponsor for H-1B?
- Skillz's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Data Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Product Manager, DevOps Engineer II.
- Where does Skillz hire H-1B workers?
- Skillz's top H-1B worksite states are CA, OR, CO, NV.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →