Smith International — 89 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $92k
- Median base · FY2025
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 34 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 84 all-time
Smith International filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 29% from the year before), with a median base salary of $92k and the middle 50% of offers between $92k and $96k. That is 10% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 89 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Mechanical Engineer in Texas.
How much does Smith International 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. $92k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Smith International's H-1B hiring changed by year?
16 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | 0% | $100k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −29% | $92k |
| FY2024 | 7 | +17% | $92k |
| FY2023 | 6 | +100% | $103k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +50% | $84k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −83% | $79k |
| FY2020 | 12 | +9% | $80k |
| FY2019 | 11 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 11 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2017 | 11 | −31% | $87k |
| FY2016 | 16 | — | $94k |
Which wage levels does Smith International file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 3% of Smith International'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 66 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I56.1%37
- Level II40.9%27
- Level III1.5%1
- Level IV1.5%1
What jobs does Smith International 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 Smith International's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 34 | $92k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 17 | $83k |
| Quality Engineer | 5 | $79k |
| Sourcing Specialist | 4 | $75k |
| Design for Manufacturability Engineer | 2 | $135k |
| Product Engineer | 2 | $109k |
| Research Engineer | 2 | $97k |
| Manufacturing Project Engineer | 2 | $77k |
| Npd Engineer | 2 | $89k |
| Engineer in Charge | 1 | $102k |
Where does Smith International 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 84 | $90k |
| UT | 2 | $97k |
| PA | 2 | $109k |
| CA | 1 | $150k |
What has Smith International filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 89 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Smith International's H-1B filings
- How much does Smith International pay H-1B workers?
- Smith International's median certified H-1B base salary is $92k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Smith International sponsor?
- Smith International has 89 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Smith International sponsor for H-1B?
- Smith International's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer, Sourcing Specialist.
- Where does Smith International hire H-1B workers?
- Smith International's top H-1B worksite states are TX, UT, PA, CA.
- 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 →