Smart Works — 668 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 91
- Filings · FY2019
- $94k
- Median base · FY2019
- Software Developer
- Top role · 241 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 86 all-time
Smart Works filed 91 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 15% from the year before), with a median base salary of $94k and the middle 50% of offers between $81k and $99k. That is 7% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 668 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Developer in California.
How much does Smart Works 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. $94k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Smart Works's H-1B hiring changed by year?
236 certified filings in FY2016 → 91 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 91 | −15% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 107 | −54% | $87k |
| FY2017 | 234 | −1% | $78k |
| FY2016 | 236 | — | $75k |
Which wage levels does Smart Works file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Smart Works'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 410 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.3%30
- Level II74.9%307
- Level III14.1%58
- Level IV3.7%15
What jobs does Smart Works sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Smart Works's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 241 | $78k |
| Software Engineer | 106 | $98k |
| Programmer Analyst | 92 | $69k |
| Systems Analyst | 54 | $82k |
| Business Analyst | 41 | $85k |
| Programmer | 36 | $61k |
| Systems Administrator | 30 | $80k |
| Systems Engineer | 13 | $99k |
| Database Administrator | 12 | $107k |
| QA Engineer | 9 | $74k |
Where does Smart Works 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 | 86 | $88k |
| TX | 72 | $91k |
| NJ | 50 | $91k |
| IL | 46 | $81k |
| PA | 45 | $69k |
| NY | 37 | $75k |
| FL | 28 | $72k |
| MA | 26 | $86k |
| OH | 23 | $84k |
| MD | 23 | $95k |
What has Smart Works filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 668 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Smart Works's H-1B filings
- How much does Smart Works pay H-1B workers?
- Smart Works's median certified H-1B base salary is $94k (FY2019), from 91 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Smart Works sponsor?
- Smart Works has 668 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2019).
- What jobs does Smart Works sponsor for H-1B?
- Smart Works's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Software Engineer, Programmer Analyst, Systems Analyst.
- Where does Smart Works hire H-1B workers?
- Smart Works's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, NJ, IL.
- 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–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →