Zappos Com — 120 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $177k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Development Engineer II
- Top role · 14 all-time
- NV
- Top state · 80 all-time
Zappos Com filed 13 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 225% from the year before), with a median base salary of $177k and the middle 50% of offers between $155k and $185k. That is 26% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 120 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer II in Nevada.
How much does Zappos Com 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. $177k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Zappos Com's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 42 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 42 | +223% | $153k |
| FY2025 | 13 | +225% | $177k |
| FY2024 | 4 | −67% | $160k |
| FY2023 | 12 | +20% | $155k |
| FY2022 | 10 | +100% | $122k |
| FY2021 | 5 | −44% | $163k |
| FY2020 | 9 | −44% | $124k |
| FY2019 | 16 | +220% | $140k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +67% | $140k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $229k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $80k |
Which wage levels does Zappos Com file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 40% of Zappos Com'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 115 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.0%8
- Level II53.0%61
- Level III15.7%18
- Level IV24.3%28
What jobs does Zappos Com 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 Development Engineer II | 14 | $155k |
| Software Developer | 10 | $153k |
| Software Dev Engineer II | 8 | $163k |
| Applications Software Engineer | 5 | $163k |
| Applications Software Developer | 5 | $95k |
| Business Analyst II | 4 | $103k |
| Business Intelligence Engineer II | 4 | $130k |
| Information Research Scientist | 4 | $124k |
| Application Software Developer | 4 | $140k |
| Technical Research Scientist (Project Manager) | 4 | $122k |
Where does Zappos Com 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NV | 80 | $152k |
| NY | 18 | $136k |
| WI | 13 | $155k |
| MA | 2 | $124k |
| TX | 2 | $155k |
| WA | 2 | $190k |
| AZ | 2 | $170k |
| CA | 1 | $124k |
What has Zappos Com filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 120 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Zappos Com's H-1B filings
- How much does Zappos Com pay H-1B workers?
- Zappos Com's median certified H-1B base salary is $177k (FY2025), from 13 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Zappos Com sponsor?
- Zappos Com has 120 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Zappos Com sponsor for H-1B?
- Zappos Com's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer II, Software Developer, Software Dev Engineer II, Applications Software Engineer.
- Where does Zappos Com hire H-1B workers?
- Zappos Com's top H-1B worksite states are NV, NY, WI, 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 →