Sonus Networks — 40 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2018)
- 11
- Filings · FY2018
- $83k
- Median base · FY2018
- Principal Software Engineer
- Top role · 6 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 35 all-time
Sonus Networks filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2018 (down 39% from the year before), with a median base salary of $83k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $103k. That is 25% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 40 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Principal Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Sonus Networks 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. $83k median in FY2018. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Sonus Networks's H-1B hiring changed by year?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2018. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 11 | −39% | $83k |
| FY2017 | 18 | +64% | $103k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $90k |
Which wage levels does Sonus Networks file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Sonus Networks'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.1%2
- Level II38.9%7
- Level III27.8%5
- Level IV22.2%4
What jobs does Sonus Networks 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer | 6 | $112k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $90k |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $72k |
| Principal Technical Support Engineer | 2 | $97k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $73k |
| Staff System Architect 10498.83 | 1 | $128k |
| Staff Systems Architect | 1 | $120k |
| Sustaining Engineer 10498.55.8 | 1 | $67k |
| Applications Architect | 1 | $120k |
| Associate Software Engineer | 1 | $70k |
Where does Sonus Networks 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 35 | $99k |
| CA | 2 | $97k |
| NC | 2 | $80k |
| NJ | 1 | $91k |
What has Sonus Networks filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Sonus Networks: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Sonus Networks's H-1B filings
- How much does Sonus Networks pay H-1B workers?
- Sonus Networks's median certified H-1B base salary is $83k (FY2018), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sonus Networks sponsor?
- Sonus Networks has 40 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2018).
- What jobs does Sonus Networks sponsor for H-1B?
- Sonus Networks's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Principal Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Principal Technical Support Engineer.
- Where does Sonus Networks hire H-1B workers?
- Sonus Networks's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, NC, NJ.
- 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–FY2018). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →