West — 161 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 34
- Filings · FY2019
- $85k
- Median base · FY2019
- Software Analyst
- Top role · 21 all-time
- NE
- Top state · 105 all-time
West filed 34 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 19% from the year before), with a median base salary of $85k and the middle 50% of offers between $76k and $97k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 161 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Analyst in Nebraska.
How much does West 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. $85k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has West's H-1B hiring changed by year?
27 certified filings in FY2016 → 34 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 34 | −19% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 42 | −28% | $82k |
| FY2017 | 58 | +115% | $75k |
| FY2016 | 27 | — | $70k |
Which wage levels does West file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 42% of West'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 130 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I24.6%32
- Level II33.8%44
- Level III30.0%39
- Level IV11.5%15
What jobs does West 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Analyst | 21 | $63k |
| Software Engineer | 16 | $88k |
| Operations Research Analyst | 10 | $72k |
| Associate Software Engineer | 8 | $62k |
| Sr. Data Mining Analyst | 6 | $82k |
| Software QA Analyst | 5 | $59k |
| Network Engineer | 5 | $85k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 5 | $103k |
| Data Mining Analyst | 4 | $70k |
| Software QA Engineer | 4 | $94k |
Where does West 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NE | 105 | $76k |
| CA | 13 | $94k |
| GA | 9 | $88k |
| IL | 7 | $83k |
| WA | 5 | $105k |
| AL | 4 | $68k |
| MA | 3 | $114k |
| OH | 3 | $57k |
| AZ | 2 | $79k |
| VA | 2 | $66k |
What has West filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 161 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about West's H-1B filings
- How much does West pay H-1B workers?
- West's median certified H-1B base salary is $85k (FY2019), from 34 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does West sponsor?
- West has 161 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2019).
- What jobs does West sponsor for H-1B?
- West's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Analyst, Software Engineer, Operations Research Analyst, Associate Software Engineer.
- Where does West hire H-1B workers?
- West's top H-1B worksite states are NE, CA, GA, 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 (FY2016–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →