Zest — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $77k
- Median base · FY2025
- Water Resources Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 9 all-time
Zest filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $77k and the middle 50% of offers between $77k and $77k. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Water Resources Engineer in Maryland.
How much does Zest 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. $77k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Zest's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | 0% | $91k |
| FY2025 | 1 | −67% | $77k |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0% | $79k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +50% | $76k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $58k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $64k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $68k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $58k |
Which wage levels does Zest file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Zest'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I92.3%12
- Level II7.7%1
What jobs does Zest 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water Resources Engineer | 5 | $77k |
| Water Resources Designer | 3 | $62k |
| Civil Engineer | 2 | $79k |
| Entry Level Water Resources Engineer | 1 | $68k |
| Environmental Engineer | 1 | $77k |
| Water Resource Engineer | 1 | $58k |
Where does Zest 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 9 | $77k |
| IL | 3 | $62k |
| VA | 1 | $79k |
What has Zest filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Zest: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Water Resources Engineer | $91,104 |
| 2025 | Water Resources Engineer | $76,960 |
| 2024 | Water Resources Engineer | $79,040 |
| 2024 | Civil Engineer | $79,040 |
| 2024 | Civil Engineer | $79,040 |
| 2023 | Environmental Engineer | $76,960 |
| 2023 | Water Resources Designer | $76,357 |
| 2023 | Water Resources Designer | $62,400 |
| 2022 | Water Resources Engineer | $63,128 |
| 2022 | Water Resources Designer | $58,240 |
| 2020 | Water Resources Engineer | $63,856 |
| 2019 | Entry Level Water Resources Engineer | $67,600 |
| 2017 | Water Resource Engineer | $57,512 |
Common questions about Zest's H-1B filings
- How much does Zest pay H-1B workers?
- Zest's median certified H-1B base salary is $77k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Zest sponsor?
- Zest has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Zest sponsor for H-1B?
- Zest's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Water Resources Engineer, Water Resources Designer, Civil Engineer, Entry Level Water Resources Engineer.
- Where does Zest hire H-1B workers?
- Zest's top H-1B worksite states are MD, IL, VA.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →