Stack Exchange — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $190k
- Median base · FY2025
- Full-Stack Web Developer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 18 all-time
Stack Exchange filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $190k and the middle 50% of offers between $190k and $190k. That is 8% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Full-Stack Web Developer in New York.
How much does Stack Exchange 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. $190k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Stack Exchange's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $190k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $215k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $149k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $164k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −50% | $110k |
| FY2018 | 4 | −20% | $96k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +67% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Stack Exchange file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 47% of Stack Exchange'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 15 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I26.7%4
- Level II26.7%4
- Level III26.7%4
- Level IV20.0%3
What jobs does Stack Exchange 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Stack Web Developer | 3 | $103k |
| Product Manager | 2 | $100k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $81k |
| Sales Representative | 2 | $45k |
| Revenue Operations Manager: Tools & Systems | 1 | $110k |
| Revenue Ops Analyst: Tools and Technology | 1 | $70k |
| Senior Director, Product, Teams | 1 | $215k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $149k |
| Software Developer | 1 | $110k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1 | $190k |
Where does Stack Exchange 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 18 | $103k |
What has Stack Exchange filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Stack Exchange: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Software Engineer | $190,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Director, Product, Teams | $215,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Software Engineer | $149,000 |
| 2020 | Product Manager | $163,600 |
| 2019 | Full-Stack Web Developer | $147,700 |
| 2019 | Revenue Operations Manager: Tools & Systems | $110,000 |
| 2018 | Customer Success Engineer | $95,500 |
| 2018 | Revenue Ops Analyst: Tools and Technology | $70,000 |
| 2018 | Full-Stack Web Developer | $102,586 |
| 2018 | Full-Stack Web Developer | $102,586 |
| 2017 | Product Manager | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Sales Representative | $45,000 |
| 2017 | Full Stack Web Developer | $90,000 |
| 2017 | Sales Representative | $45,000 |
| 2017 | Product Manager, Digital Advertising | $118,000 |
| 2016 | Software Developer | $110,000 |
| 2016 | Software Engineer | $110,000 |
| 2016 | Software Engineer | $81,000 |
Common questions about Stack Exchange's H-1B filings
- How much does Stack Exchange pay H-1B workers?
- Stack Exchange's median certified H-1B base salary is $190k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Stack Exchange sponsor?
- Stack Exchange has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Stack Exchange sponsor for H-1B?
- Stack Exchange's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Full-Stack Web Developer, Product Manager, Software Engineer, Sales Representative.
- Where does Stack Exchange hire H-1B workers?
- Stack Exchange's top H-1B worksite states are NY.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →