The Associated Press — 38 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $149k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 19 all-time
The Associated Press filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 80% from the year before), with a median base salary of $149k and the middle 50% of offers between $149k and $149k. That is 11% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 38 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in New York.
How much does The Associated Press 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. $149k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has The Associated Press's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | +300% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 1 | −80% | $149k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +25% | $125k |
| FY2023 | 4 | 0% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $130k |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −67% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +100% | $101k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +50% | $142k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −60% | $55k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does The Associated Press file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 75% of The Associated Press'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 28 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II25.0%7
- Level III35.7%10
- Level IV39.3%11
What jobs does The Associated Press 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 5 | $150k |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $138k |
| Database Developer | 3 | $111k |
| Newsperson | 3 | $69k |
| Senior SAP Basis and Systems Governance Administrator | 3 | $150k |
| Director, Program Management | 2 | $159k |
| Systems Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| Technical Program Manager | 2 | $91k |
| Development Manager | 2 | $150k |
| Senior-Level .NET Developer | 1 | $128k |
Where does The Associated Press 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 | 19 | $130k |
| NJ | 12 | $146k |
| MD | 2 | $69k |
| VA | 1 | $195k |
| WA | 1 | $149k |
| CA | 1 | $142k |
| NV | 1 | $55k |
| PA | 1 | $123k |
What has The Associated Press filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for The Associated Press: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about The Associated Press's H-1B filings
- How much does The Associated Press pay H-1B workers?
- The Associated Press's median certified H-1B base salary is $149k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does The Associated Press sponsor?
- The Associated Press has 38 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does The Associated Press sponsor for H-1B?
- The Associated Press's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Database Developer, Newsperson.
- Where does The Associated Press hire H-1B workers?
- The Associated Press's top H-1B worksite states are NY, NJ, MD, VA.
- 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 →