U.S. Cost — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $120k
- Median base · FY2025
- Cost Estimator
- Top role · 8 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 14 all-time
U.S. Cost filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 20% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $94k and $127k. That is 39% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Cost Estimator in Texas.
How much does U.S. Cost 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 U.S. Cost's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2019 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −83% | $98k |
| FY2025 | 6 | +20% | $120k |
| FY2024 | 5 | +150% | $126k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $103k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $88k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $79k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $61k |
| FY2019 | 1 | — | $89k |
Which wage levels does U.S. Cost file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 60% of U.S. Cost'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 20 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II40.0%8
- Level III35.0%7
- Level IV25.0%5
What jobs does U.S. Cost 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Estimator | 8 | $88k |
| Senior Cost Estimator | 4 | $130k |
| Construction Cost Estimator | 2 | $110k |
| Cost Estimator II | 2 | $120k |
| MEP Cost Estimator | 1 | $98k |
| Construction Manager | 1 | $94k |
| Construction Scheduler | 1 | $94k |
| Digital Tower Administrator/QC | 1 | $121k |
Where does U.S. Cost 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 14 | $110k |
| GA | 4 | $89k |
| FL | 2 | $120k |
What has U.S. Cost filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for U.S. Cost: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MEP Cost Estimator | $97,824 |
| 2025 | Construction Manager | $94,008 |
| 2025 | Construction Scheduler | $94,008 |
| 2025 | Senior Cost Estimator | $130,000 |
| 2025 | Digital Tower Administrator/QC | $121,008 |
| 2025 | Cost Estimator | $126,960 |
| 2025 | Cost Estimator II | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Cost Estimator | $137,500 |
| 2024 | Senior Cost Estimator | $126,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Cost Estimator | $130,008 |
| 2024 | Cost Estimator II | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Construction Cost Estimator | $110,016 |
| 2023 | Construction Cost Estimator | $110,016 |
| 2023 | Cost Estimator | $103,268 |
| 2022 | Cost Estimator | $118,560 |
| 2022 | Cost Estimator | $87,630 |
| 2022 | Cost Estimator | $87,630 |
| 2021 | Cost Estimator | $78,504 |
| 2020 | Cost Estimator | $61,485 |
| 2019 | Cost Estimator | $89,016 |
Common questions about U.S. Cost's H-1B filings
- How much does U.S. Cost pay H-1B workers?
- U.S. Cost's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does U.S. Cost sponsor?
- U.S. Cost has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does U.S. Cost sponsor for H-1B?
- U.S. Cost's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Cost Estimator, Senior Cost Estimator, Construction Cost Estimator, Cost Estimator II.
- Where does U.S. Cost hire H-1B workers?
- U.S. Cost's top H-1B worksite states are TX, GA, FL.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →