Socotra — 26 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2024
- $191k
- Median base · FY2024
- Staff Software Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 17 all-time
Socotra filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $191k and the middle 50% of offers between $155k and $200k. That is 26% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 26 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Staff Software Engineer in California.
How much does Socotra 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. $191k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Socotra's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $220k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +200% | $191k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −89% | $200k |
| FY2022 | 9 | 0% | $173k |
| FY2021 | 9 | +350% | $177k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $153k |
Which wage levels does Socotra file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 88% of Socotra'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 26 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.8%1
- Level II7.7%2
- Level III34.6%9
- Level IV53.8%14
What jobs does Socotra 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 | $191k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 5 | $175k |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $145k |
| Solutions Engineer | 2 | $125k |
| Manager, DevOps | 2 | $225k |
| Staff Engineer | 2 | $200k |
| Deployment Strategist | 1 | $150k |
| Manager, Software Engineering in Test | 1 | $215k |
| Principal Deployment Strategist | 1 | $155k |
| Senior Software Developer in Test | 1 | $173k |
Where does Socotra 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 | 17 | $177k |
| NJ | 2 | $150k |
| MD | 2 | $145k |
| IL | 1 | $173k |
| OR | 1 | $225k |
| RI | 1 | $180k |
| TX | 1 | $195k |
| VA | 1 | $195k |
What has Socotra filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Socotra: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Staff UX Product Manager | $220,000 |
| 2024 | Staff Engineer | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Principal Deployment Strategist | $155,000 |
| 2024 | Staff Software Engineer | $190,550 |
| 2023 | Staff Engineer | $200,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Software Developer in Test | $173,000 |
| 2022 | Staff Software Engineer | $195,000 |
| 2022 | Manager, DevOps | $225,000 |
| 2022 | Solutions Support Engineer | $110,000 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer | $157,000 |
| 2022 | Solutions Engineer | $130,000 |
| 2022 | Staff Software Engineer | $180,000 |
| 2022 | Manager, DevOps | $225,000 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $160,000 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2021 | Staff Software Engineer | $195,000 |
| 2021 | Deployment Strategist | $150,000 |
| 2021 | Staff Software Engineer | $180,000 |
| 2021 | Manager, Software Engineering in Test | $215,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $177,490 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $177,490 |
| 2020 | Solutions Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Engineer | $175,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Software Engineer | $153,000 |
Common questions about Socotra's H-1B filings
- How much does Socotra pay H-1B workers?
- Socotra's median certified H-1B base salary is $191k (FY2024), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Socotra sponsor?
- Socotra has 26 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Socotra sponsor for H-1B?
- Socotra's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer.
- Where does Socotra hire H-1B workers?
- Socotra's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NJ, MD, 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →