William Blair — 146 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2025
- $156k
- Median base · FY2025
- Analyst
- Top role · 24 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 98 all-time
William Blair filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 37% from the year before), with a median base salary of $156k and the middle 50% of offers between $149k and $180k. That is 38% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 146 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Analyst in Illinois.
How much does William Blair 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. $156k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has William Blair's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | 0% | $160k |
| FY2025 | 10 | −37% | $156k |
| FY2024 | 16 | −20% | $145k |
| FY2023 | 20 | +5% | $110k |
| FY2022 | 19 | −34% | $134k |
| FY2021 | 29 | +53% | $122k |
| FY2020 | 19 | +138% | $123k |
| FY2019 | 8 | +300% | $129k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −75% | $85k |
| FY2017 | 8 | +60% | $100k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does William Blair file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 53% of William Blair'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 138 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.9%15
- Level II36.2%50
- Level III18.1%25
- Level IV34.8%48
What jobs does William Blair 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst | 24 | $110k |
| Associate | 18 | $175k |
| Vice President | 13 | $250k |
| Lead Software Development Analyst | 11 | $149k |
| Investment Banking Analyst | 10 | $85k |
| Research Associate | 10 | $95k |
| Senior Software Development Analyst | 6 | $119k |
| Investment Banking Associate | 6 | $140k |
| Research Analyst | 5 | $200k |
| Data Scientist | 5 | $120k |
Where does William Blair 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 | 98 | $125k |
| CA | 18 | $150k |
| NY | 11 | $145k |
| MA | 9 | $200k |
| NC | 4 | $85k |
| GA | 2 | $110k |
| NJ | 2 | $180k |
| PA | 1 | $155k |
| TX | 1 | $119k |
What has William Blair filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 146 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about William Blair's H-1B filings
- How much does William Blair pay H-1B workers?
- William Blair's median certified H-1B base salary is $156k (FY2025), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does William Blair sponsor?
- William Blair has 146 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does William Blair sponsor for H-1B?
- William Blair's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Lead Software Development Analyst.
- Where does William Blair hire H-1B workers?
- William Blair's top H-1B worksite states are IL, CA, NY, MA.
- 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 →