Walmart Associates — 24,981 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4,005
- Filings · FY2025
- $145k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer III
- Top role · 5,143 all-time
- AR
- Top state · 10,360 all-time
Walmart Associates filed 4,005 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 6% from the year before), with a median base salary of $145k and the middle 50% of offers between $122k and $156k. Across all years it has 24,981 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer III in Arkansas.
How much does Walmart Associates 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. $145k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Walmart Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
647 certified filings in FY2016 → 2,166 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2,166 | −46% | $148k |
| FY2025 | 4,005 | +6% | $145k |
| FY2024 | 3,794 | +40% | $140k |
| FY2023 | 2,714 | −13% | $140k |
| FY2022 | 3,128 | +23% | $142k |
| FY2021 | 2,544 | +43% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 1,773 | −14% | $115k |
| FY2019 | 2,055 | +53% | $117k |
| FY2018 | 1,347 | +67% | $105k |
| FY2017 | 808 | +25% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 647 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Walmart Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Walmart Associates'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 21,086 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.8%1,645
- Level II36.2%7,633
- Level III49.7%10,490
- Level IV6.3%1,318
What jobs does Walmart Associates sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Walmart Associates's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer III | 5,143 | $117k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3,938 | $150k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1,608 | $160k |
| Software Engineer II | 831 | $79k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 656 | $160k |
| Senior, Software Engineer | 557 | $150k |
| Programmer Analyst | 532 | $74k |
| Senior Product Manager | 439 | $147k |
| Data Scientist | 383 | $130k |
| Data Engineer III | 374 | $117k |
Where does Walmart Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AR | 10,360 | $112k |
| CA | 9,496 | $151k |
| TX | 2,033 | $124k |
| NJ | 934 | $165k |
| VA | 756 | $132k |
| WA | 578 | $170k |
| GA | 125 | $135k |
| MA | 114 | $150k |
| IL | 68 | $150k |
| NY | 64 | $150k |
What has Walmart Associates filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 24,981 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Walmart Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does Walmart Associates pay H-1B workers?
- Walmart Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2025), from 4,005 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Walmart Associates sponsor?
- Walmart Associates has 24,981 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Walmart Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- Walmart Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Software Engineer II.
- Where does Walmart Associates hire H-1B workers?
- Walmart Associates's top H-1B worksite states are AR, CA, TX, NJ.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →