Smart Wires — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2024
- $96k
- Median base · FY2024
- Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 10 all-time
Smart Wires filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024, with a median base salary of $96k and the middle 50% of offers between $96k and $96k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Mechanical Engineer in California.
How much does Smart Wires 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. $96k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Smart Wires's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | +100% | $120k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $96k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −75% | $175k |
| FY2022 | 4 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2020 | 4 | +33% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +50% | $109k |
| FY2017 | 2 | +100% | $102k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $126k |
Which wage levels does Smart Wires file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 75% of Smart Wires'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.3%1
- Level II18.8%3
- Level III62.5%10
- Level IV12.5%2
What jobs does Smart Wires 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 Mechanical Engineer | 4 | $102k |
| Power Electronics and Controls Engineer | 3 | $121k |
| Commercial Manager | 2 | $94k |
| Senior Manager of Ems Software Development | 2 | $126k |
| VP, International Business Development | 1 | $133k |
| Electrical Engineer | 1 | $80k |
| Electronics Engineer | 1 | $105k |
| Mechanical Engineer II | 1 | $92k |
| Power Electronics Engineer | 1 | $109k |
| Senior Electrical Engineer | 1 | $125k |
Where does Smart Wires 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 | 10 | $121k |
| NC | 7 | $120k |
| FL | 1 | $96k |
What has Smart Wires filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Smart Wires: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Mechanical Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Mechanical Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Mechanical Engineer | $96,000 |
| 2023 | Commercial Manager | $175,000 |
| 2022 | Electrical Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2022 | Electronics Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2022 | Mechanical Engineer II | $92,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Sr. Power Electronics Engineer/Product Development Manager | $121,000 |
| 2020 | Power Electronics and Controls Engineer | $121,000 |
| 2020 | Power Electronics and Controls Engineer | $121,000 |
| 2020 | Commercial Manager | $94,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Manager of Ems Software Development | $140,000 |
| 2018 | Power Electronics Engineer | $109,000 |
| 2018 | Power Electronics and Controls Engineer | $109,000 |
| 2017 | VP, International Business Development | $133,245 |
| 2017 | Senior Mechanical Engineer | $102,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Manager of Ems Software Development | $126,000 |
Common questions about Smart Wires's H-1B filings
- How much does Smart Wires pay H-1B workers?
- Smart Wires's median certified H-1B base salary is $96k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Smart Wires sponsor?
- Smart Wires has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Smart Wires sponsor for H-1B?
- Smart Wires's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Mechanical Engineer, Power Electronics and Controls Engineer, Commercial Manager, Senior Manager of Ems Software Development.
- Where does Smart Wires hire H-1B workers?
- Smart Wires's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NC, FL.
- 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 →