Theory — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $92k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Designer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 22 all-time
Theory filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $92k and the middle 50% of offers between $92k and $170k. That is 10% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Designer in New York.
How much does Theory 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. $92k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Theory's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $103k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −75% | $100k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $100k |
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $49k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $78k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −50% | $65k |
| FY2018 | 4 | +300% | $48k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −67% | $47k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $78k |
Which wage levels does Theory file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 21% of Theory'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 19 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I52.6%10
- Level II26.3%5
- Level III15.8%3
- Level IV5.3%1
What jobs does Theory 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Designer | 2 | $48k |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $100k |
| HR Operations and Strategy Manager | 2 | $100k |
| Social Media Content Manager | 1 | $100k |
| CRM Data Analyst | 1 | $65k |
| Assistant Designer, Menswear | 1 | $48k |
| Assistant Wholesale Planner | 1 | $47k |
| Associate Designer | 1 | $65k |
| CRM Analyst/Business Intelligence Analyst | 1 | $80k |
| Data Analyst, Business Intelligence | 1 | $78k |
Where does Theory 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 | 22 | $92k |
What has Theory filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Theory: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Product Development Support Analyst | $92,000 |
| 2025 | Director, Store & QA Systems | $170,000 |
| 2024 | Data Analyst | $103,000 |
| 2024 | Manager, CRM & Customer Insights | $103,000 |
| 2023 | Data Analyst | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Data Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2022 | HR Operations and Strategy Manager | $100,000 |
| 2022 | IT QA Manager | $150,000 |
| 2022 | HR Operations and Strategy Manager | $103,000 |
| 2021 | Assistant Designer | $48,500 |
| 2021 | CRM Analyst/Business Intelligence Analyst | $80,000 |
| 2020 | Data Analyst, Business Intelligence | $77,750 |
| 2019 | CRM Data Analyst | $65,000 |
| 2019 | Patternmaker II | $104,000 |
| 2018 | Associate Designer | $65,000 |
| 2018 | Assistant Designer | $48,000 |
| 2018 | Assistant Designer, Menswear | $48,000 |
| 2018 | Director, Retail Planning | $115,000 |
| 2017 | Assistant Wholesale Planner | $46,675 |
| 2016 | Designer | $70,000 |
| 2016 | Menswear Patternmaker | $78,000 |
| 2016 | Social Media Content Manager | $100,000 |
Common questions about Theory's H-1B filings
- How much does Theory pay H-1B workers?
- Theory's median certified H-1B base salary is $92k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Theory sponsor?
- Theory has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Theory sponsor for H-1B?
- Theory's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Designer, Data Analyst, HR Operations and Strategy Manager, Social Media Content Manager.
- Where does Theory hire H-1B workers?
- Theory's top H-1B worksite states are NY.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →