SM America — 12 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $55k
- Median base · FY2025
- Accountant
- Top role · 3 all-time
- AL
- Top state · 12 all-time
SM America filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $55k and the middle 50% of offers between $55k and $60k. That is 32% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 12 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Accountant in Alabama.
How much does SM 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. $55k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has SM America's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $60k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $55k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $60k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −67% | $57k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +50% | $42k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $40k |
Which wage levels does SM America file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of SM 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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I60.0%6
- Level II40.0%4
What jobs does SM 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Accountant | 3 | $42k |
| Cost Estimator | 2 | $35k |
| Chinese Translator/Interpreter | 1 | $60k |
| Digital Content Producer | 1 | $60k |
| Estimating Specialist | 1 | $60k |
| Global Procurement Specialist | 1 | $55k |
| Materials Procurement and Supply Management Specialist | 1 | $41k |
| Sales Data Analyst | 1 | $57k |
| Sales Engineer | 1 | $75k |
Where does SM 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AL | 12 | $55k |
What has SM America filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for SM America: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Estimating Specialist | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Chinese Translator/Interpreter | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Accountant | $55,000 |
| 2025 | Global Procurement Specialist | $55,000 |
| 2024 | Cost Estimator | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Digital Content Producer | $60,000 |
| 2021 | Sales Data Analyst | $56,600 |
| 2017 | Cost Estimator | $35,000 |
| 2017 | Sales Engineer | $74,734 |
| 2017 | Accountant | $41,517 |
| 2016 | Accountant | $39,500 |
| 2016 | Materials Procurement and Supply Management Specialist | $40,500 |
Common questions about SM America's H-1B filings
- How much does SM America pay H-1B workers?
- SM America's median certified H-1B base salary is $55k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does SM America sponsor?
- SM America has 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does SM America sponsor for H-1B?
- SM America's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Accountant, Cost Estimator, Chinese Translator/Interpreter, Digital Content Producer.
- Where does SM America hire H-1B workers?
- SM America's top H-1B worksite states are AL.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →