Underwriters Laboratories — 46 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 15
- Filings · FY2025
- $107k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist III
- Top role · 9 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 21 all-time
Underwriters Laboratories filed 15 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 150% from the year before), with a median base salary of $107k and the middle 50% of offers between $100k and $111k. That is 13% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 46 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Research Scientist III in Illinois.
How much does Underwriters Laboratories 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. $107k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Underwriters Laboratories's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 9 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9 | −40% | $107k |
| FY2025 | 15 | +150% | $107k |
| FY2024 | 6 | −14% | $107k |
| FY2023 | 7 | +75% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +100% | $82k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $82k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $54k |
Which wage levels does Underwriters Laboratories file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 51% of Underwriters Laboratories'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 45 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.1%5
- Level II37.8%17
- Level III17.8%8
- Level IV33.3%15
What jobs does Underwriters Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist III | 9 | $114k |
| Research Scientist II | 8 | $102k |
| Data Scientist | 5 | $95k |
| Project Coordinator I | 3 | $82k |
| Research Engineer III | 3 | $115k |
| Senior Project Specialist | 2 | $107k |
| Associate Data Scientist | 2 | $61k |
| Postdoctoral Researcher, Electrochemical Safety | 2 | $82k |
| Process Engineer - Gas Adsorption Specialist | 2 | $107k |
| Research Scientist II Computational Modeling | 2 | $107k |
Where does Underwriters Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 21 | $102k |
| TX | 17 | $110k |
| MD | 5 | $110k |
| CT | 2 | $107k |
| GA | 1 | $127k |
What has Underwriters Laboratories filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Underwriters Laboratories: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Underwriters Laboratories's H-1B filings
- How much does Underwriters Laboratories pay H-1B workers?
- Underwriters Laboratories's median certified H-1B base salary is $107k (FY2025), from 15 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Underwriters Laboratories sponsor?
- Underwriters Laboratories has 46 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Underwriters Laboratories sponsor for H-1B?
- Underwriters Laboratories's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist III, Research Scientist II, Data Scientist, Project Coordinator I.
- Where does Underwriters Laboratories hire H-1B workers?
- Underwriters Laboratories's top H-1B worksite states are IL, TX, MD, CT.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →