Urs — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2017)
- 5
- Filings · FY2017
- $68k
- Median base · FY2017
- Environmental Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 4 all-time
Urs filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2017 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $68k and the middle 50% of offers between $67k and $83k. That is 11% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Environmental Engineer in Maryland.
How much does Urs 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. $68k median in FY2017. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Urs's H-1B hiring changed by year?
15 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2017. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 5 | −67% | $68k |
| FY2016 | 15 | — | $78k |
Which wage levels does Urs file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 25% of Urs'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 4 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I50.0%2
- Level II25.0%1
- Level III25.0%1
What jobs does Urs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineer | 4 | $58k |
| Geotechnical Engineer | 2 | $83k |
| Electrical Engineer | 1 | $105k |
| Engineer II | 1 | $59k |
| Geotechnical Engineer II | 1 | $62k |
| Graduate Instrument and Controls Engineer | 1 | $72k |
| Pipeline Hydraulic Engineer | 1 | $106k |
| Project Officer | 1 | $70k |
| Seismologist | 1 | $68k |
| Senior Geographer | 1 | $74k |
Where does Urs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | $79k |
| CA | 3 | $78k |
| LA | 2 | $59k |
| NY | 2 | $70k |
| TX | 2 | $78k |
| UT | 2 | $74k |
| OH | 1 | $62k |
| CO | 1 | $73k |
| IL | 1 | $57k |
| MA | 1 | $67k |
What has Urs filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Urs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Seismologist | $67,787 |
| 2017 | Environmental Engineer | $56,800 |
| 2017 | Geotechnical Engineer | $82,700 |
| 2017 | Geotechnical Engineer | $101,800 |
| 2017 | Environmental Engineer | $66,914 |
| 2016 | Water Resources Engineer | $78,749 |
| 2016 | Civil - Wastewater Engineering | $73,424 |
| 2016 | Project Officer | $70,034 |
| 2016 | Environmental Engineer | $57,720 |
| 2016 | Environmental Engineer | $78,038 |
| 2016 | Civil Engineer | $78,208 |
| 2016 | Transportation Planner | $81,120 |
| 2016 | Electrical Engineer | $105,248 |
| 2016 | Engineer II | $58,600 |
| 2016 | Geotechnical Engineer II | $62,300 |
| 2016 | Water Resources Engineer (Civil Engineer) | $83,782 |
| 2016 | Graduate Instrument and Controls Engineer | $72,011 |
| 2016 | Senior Internal Auditor | $84,281 |
| 2016 | Senior Geographer | $74,214 |
| 2016 | Pipeline Hydraulic Engineer | $106,246 |
Common questions about Urs's H-1B filings
- How much does Urs pay H-1B workers?
- Urs's median certified H-1B base salary is $68k (FY2017), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Urs sponsor?
- Urs has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2017).
- What jobs does Urs sponsor for H-1B?
- Urs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Environmental Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Engineer II.
- Where does Urs hire H-1B workers?
- Urs's top H-1B worksite states are MD, CA, LA, 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–FY2017). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →