Yahoo — 727 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2017)
- 326
- Filings · FY2017
- $117k
- Median base · FY2017
- Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer
- Top role · 75 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 582 all-time
Yahoo filed 326 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2017 (down 19% from the year before), with a median base salary of $117k and the middle 50% of offers between $96k and $134k. Across all years it has 727 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer in California.
How much does Yahoo 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. $117k median in FY2017. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Yahoo's H-1B hiring changed by year?
401 certified filings in FY2016 → 326 in FY2017. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 326 | −19% | $117k |
| FY2016 | 401 | — | $118k |
Which wage levels does Yahoo file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 45% of Yahoo'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 150 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.0%9
- Level II49.3%74
- Level III18.7%28
- Level IV26.0%39
What jobs does Yahoo 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 Yahoo's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer | 75 | $121k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Sr | 37 | $138k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Interm | 24 | $105k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Development Engineer, Intermediate | 22 | $96k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Principal | 22 | $162k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Development Engineer, Interm | 18 | $88k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Development Engineer | 16 | $111k |
| Tech Yahoo, Production Engineer | 14 | $104k |
| Tech Yahoo, Software Apps Dev Engineer | 13 | $121k |
| Tech Yahoo, Production Eng Ops, Intermediate | 10 | $56k |
Where does Yahoo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 582 | $120k |
| NY | 76 | $91k |
| IL | 58 | $96k |
| TX | 4 | $123k |
| OR | 3 | $77k |
| FL | 2 | $70k |
| NE | 2 | $43k |
What has Yahoo filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 727 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Yahoo's H-1B filings
- How much does Yahoo pay H-1B workers?
- Yahoo's median certified H-1B base salary is $117k (FY2017), from 326 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Yahoo sponsor?
- Yahoo has 727 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2017).
- What jobs does Yahoo sponsor for H-1B?
- Yahoo's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Sr, Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer, Interm, Tech Yahoo, Software Development Engineer, Intermediate.
- Where does Yahoo hire H-1B workers?
- Yahoo's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, IL, TX.
- 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 →