Textnow — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $190k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer I
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 11 all-time
Textnow filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $190k and the middle 50% of offers between $103k and $215k. That is 28% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Developer I in California.
How much does Textnow 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 Textnow's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $181k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $190k |
| FY2024 | 2 | −50% | $119k |
| FY2023 | 4 | −33% | $127k |
| FY2022 | 6 | +200% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $145k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $175k |
Which wage levels does Textnow file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 67% of Textnow'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II33.3%7
- Level III42.9%9
- Level IV23.8%5
What jobs does Textnow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer I | 3 | $127k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 2 | $119k |
| Data Engineer | 1 | $120k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $130k |
| Director, Business Intelligence | 1 | $175k |
| Manager, Data Engineering | 1 | $135k |
| Principal Data Scientist | 1 | $186k |
| Principle Developer | 1 | $190k |
| Product Analyst | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Data Platform Developer | 1 | $160k |
Where does Textnow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 11 | $157k |
| WA | 4 | $127k |
| DE | 2 | $135k |
| TX | 2 | $111k |
| MA | 1 | $103k |
| GA | 1 | $103k |
| NJ | 1 | $160k |
What has Textnow filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Textnow: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Software Developer I | $180,710 |
| 2025 | Software Developer III | $190,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Data Engineer | $215,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Data Analyst, Core Experience | $102,856 |
| 2024 | Principle Developer | $190,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Data Analyst | $119,000 |
| 2023 | Software Developer I | $127,338 |
| 2023 | Software Developer I | $127,338 |
| 2023 | Senior Data Analyst | $130,416 |
| 2023 | Principal Data Scientist | $185,515 |
| 2022 | Manager, Data Engineering | $135,000 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $103,002 |
| 2022 | Backend Engineer - Platform | $157,477 |
| 2022 | Senior Director, Core Engineering | $250,000 |
| 2022 | Data Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer- Backend | $111,176 |
| 2021 | Software Developer in Test | $145,246 |
| 2021 | Senior Data Platform Developer | $160,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Data Scientist | $148,949 |
| 2020 | Product Analyst | $120,000 |
| 2018 | Data Scientist | $130,000 |
| 2016 | Director, Business Intelligence | $175,000 |
Common questions about Textnow's H-1B filings
- How much does Textnow pay H-1B workers?
- Textnow's median certified H-1B base salary is $190k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Textnow sponsor?
- Textnow has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Textnow sponsor for H-1B?
- Textnow's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer I, Senior Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist.
- Where does Textnow hire H-1B workers?
- Textnow's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, DE, TX.
- 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 →