US Cellular — 5 certified H-1B filings (FY2024–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $149k
- Median base · FY2025
- Sr. Software Quality Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 5 all-time
US Cellular filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 75% from the year before), with a median base salary of $149k and the middle 50% of offers between $149k and $149k. Across all years it has 5 certified filings since FY2024, most often for Sr. Software Quality Engineer in Illinois.
How much does US Cellular 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 US Cellular's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2024 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | −75% | $149k |
| FY2024 | 4 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does US Cellular file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 80% of US Cellular'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 5 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II20.0%1
- Level III20.0%1
- Level IV60.0%3
What jobs does US Cellular 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sr. Software Quality Engineer | 2 | $119k |
| Lead Developer - API Services | 1 | $157k |
| Sr. Developer “ API Services | 1 | $149k |
| Sr. Developer – API Services | 1 | $131k |
Where does US Cellular 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 | 5 | $131k |
What has US Cellular filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for US Cellular: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sr. Developer “ API Services | $148,949 |
| 2024 | Sr. Software Quality Engineer | $118,730 |
| 2024 | Sr. Software Quality Engineer | $120,490 |
| 2024 | Lead Developer - API Services | $157,414 |
| 2024 | Sr. Developer – API Services | $131,085 |
Common questions about US Cellular's H-1B filings
- How much does US Cellular pay H-1B workers?
- US Cellular'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 US Cellular sponsor?
- US Cellular has 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2024–FY2025).
- What jobs does US Cellular sponsor for H-1B?
- US Cellular's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr. Software Quality Engineer, Lead Developer - API Services, Sr. Developer “ API Services, Sr. Developer – API Services.
- Where does US Cellular hire H-1B workers?
- US Cellular's top H-1B worksite states are IL.
- 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 (FY2024–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →