Tech Pundits — 161 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 17
- Filings · FY2025
- $120k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer
- Top role · 53 all-time
- NJ
- Top state · 87 all-time
Tech Pundits filed 17 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 45% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $113k and $124k. That is 12% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 161 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Software Developer in New Jersey.
How much does Tech Pundits 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. $120k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Tech Pundits's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | −53% | $130k |
| FY2025 | 17 | −45% | $120k |
| FY2024 | 31 | −3% | $116k |
| FY2023 | 32 | −11% | $109k |
| FY2022 | 36 | +80% | $102k |
| FY2021 | 20 | +567% | $101k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −73% | $97k |
| FY2019 | 11 | +450% | $96k |
| FY2018 | 2 | +100% | $96k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $64k |
Which wage levels does Tech Pundits file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 6% of Tech Pundits'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 160 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I20.0%32
- Level II73.8%118
- Level III3.8%6
- Level IV2.5%4
What jobs does Tech Pundits 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 Tech Pundits's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 53 | $102k |
| Software Developer, JAVA Applications | 6 | $102k |
| Oracle Apps Technical Consultant | 6 | $97k |
| Software Engineer | 5 | $116k |
| Technical Business Analyst | 4 | $102k |
| Software Developer, Guidewire | 4 | $110k |
| Sr. Software Developer | 4 | $122k |
| Project Manager | 3 | $130k |
| Software Developer, Cloud Applications | 3 | $133k |
| Technical Business Data Analyst | 3 | $105k |
Where does Tech Pundits 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 | 87 | $105k |
| CA | 26 | $130k |
| PA | 8 | $100k |
| IL | 8 | $110k |
| TX | 7 | $116k |
| AZ | 3 | $102k |
| CT | 3 | $100k |
| DE | 2 | $96k |
| NY | 2 | $90k |
| VA | 2 | $64k |
What has Tech Pundits filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 161 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Tech Pundits's H-1B filings
- How much does Tech Pundits pay H-1B workers?
- Tech Pundits's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2025), from 17 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Tech Pundits sponsor?
- Tech Pundits has 161 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Tech Pundits sponsor for H-1B?
- Tech Pundits's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Software Developer, JAVA Applications, Oracle Apps Technical Consultant, Software Engineer.
- Where does Tech Pundits hire H-1B workers?
- Tech Pundits's top H-1B worksite states are NJ, CA, PA, 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →