Stark Associates — 242 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 19
- Filings · FY2025
- $76k
- Median base · FY2025
- Validation Engineer
- Top role · 29 all-time
- NJ
- Top state · 95 all-time
Stark Associates filed 19 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $76k and the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $95k. That is 4% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 242 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Validation Engineer in New Jersey.
How much does Stark Associates 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. $76k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Stark Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
17 certified filings in FY2017 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −47% | $80k |
| FY2025 | 19 | 0% | $76k |
| FY2024 | 19 | +46% | $89k |
| FY2023 | 13 | −66% | $77k |
| FY2022 | 38 | +52% | $79k |
| FY2021 | 25 | +127% | $71k |
| FY2020 | 11 | −83% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 66 | +175% | $78k |
| FY2018 | 24 | +41% | $87k |
| FY2017 | 17 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Stark Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 13% of Stark Associates'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 240 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I56.3%135
- Level II31.3%75
- Level III7.1%17
- Level IV5.4%13
What jobs does Stark Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Validation Engineer | 29 | $78k |
| Software Developer | 20 | $93k |
| Validation Analyst | 15 | $62k |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialist | 14 | $80k |
| Regulatory Affairs Associate | 13 | $67k |
| Quality Engineer | 8 | $71k |
| Quality Assurance Associate | 6 | $73k |
| Informatica Developer | 6 | $91k |
| Validation Consultant | 5 | $83k |
| Lead Engineer | 5 | $100k |
Where does Stark Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | 95 | $78k |
| IL | 21 | $82k |
| TX | 14 | $69k |
| CA | 14 | $89k |
| PA | 10 | $70k |
| MI | 10 | $83k |
| MD | 9 | $80k |
| MN | 8 | $74k |
| NY | 7 | $71k |
| IN | 6 | $88k |
What has Stark Associates filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 242 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Stark Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does Stark Associates pay H-1B workers?
- Stark Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $76k (FY2025), from 19 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Stark Associates sponsor?
- Stark Associates has 242 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Stark Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- Stark Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Validation Engineer, Software Developer, Validation Analyst, Regulatory Affairs Specialist.
- Where does Stark Associates hire H-1B workers?
- Stark Associates's top H-1B worksite states are NJ, IL, TX, 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →