Staples — 1,717 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 151
- Filings · FY2025
- $135k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer III
- Top role · 152 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 1,435 all-time
Staples filed 151 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 12% from the year before), with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $163k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,717 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer III in Massachusetts.
How much does Staples 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. $135k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Staples's H-1B hiring changed by year?
136 certified filings in FY2016 → 108 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 108 | −28% | $135k |
| FY2025 | 151 | −12% | $135k |
| FY2024 | 171 | +17% | $130k |
| FY2023 | 146 | −9% | $130k |
| FY2022 | 161 | +33% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 121 | −26% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 164 | −4% | $114k |
| FY2019 | 171 | −6% | $105k |
| FY2018 | 182 | −12% | $105k |
| FY2017 | 206 | +51% | $105k |
| FY2016 | 136 | — | $108k |
Which wage levels does Staples file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Staples'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 1,545 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I12.0%185
- Level II32.1%496
- Level III32.2%498
- Level IV23.7%366
What jobs does Staples 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 Staples's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer III | 152 | $131k |
| Software Engineer II | 125 | $112k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 98 | $113k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 66 | $96k |
| Senior Software Engineer I | 62 | $153k |
| Software Engineer | 30 | $88k |
| Associate Data Scientist (Sc) | 30 | $90k |
| Data Analyst III | 26 | $99k |
| Software Engineer I | 25 | $92k |
| Consultant Application Development | 21 | $124k |
Where does Staples 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 | 1,435 | $118k |
| IL | 92 | $110k |
| CO | 75 | $115k |
| WA | 38 | $115k |
| FL | 20 | $100k |
| CA | 16 | $143k |
| TX | 13 | $123k |
| KS | 11 | $99k |
| NC | 4 | $130k |
| NY | 3 | $115k |
What has Staples filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,717 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Staples's H-1B filings
- How much does Staples pay H-1B workers?
- Staples's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2025), from 151 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Staples sponsor?
- Staples has 1,717 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Staples sponsor for H-1B?
- Staples's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer III, Software Engineer II, Principal Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer.
- Where does Staples hire H-1B workers?
- Staples's top H-1B worksite states are MA, IL, CO, WA.
- 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 →