Ziff Davis — 88 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 8
- Filings · FY2025
- $135k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 8 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 47 all-time
Ziff Davis filed 8 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $140k. That is 15% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 88 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Software Engineer in New York.
How much does Ziff Davis 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. $135k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ziff Davis's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2017 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −50% | $139k |
| FY2025 | 8 | +33% | $135k |
| FY2024 | 6 | −50% | $130k |
| FY2023 | 12 | −40% | $140k |
| FY2022 | 20 | +122% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 9 | +125% | $105k |
| FY2020 | 4 | −64% | $67k |
| FY2019 | 11 | +10% | $105k |
| FY2018 | 10 | +150% | $80k |
| FY2017 | 4 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Ziff Davis file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 41% of Ziff Davis'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 86 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I20.9%18
- Level II38.4%33
- Level III29.1%25
- Level IV11.6%10
What jobs does Ziff Davis 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 Engineer | 8 | $114k |
| Technical Account Manager | 6 | $140k |
| Staff Auditor | 5 | $65k |
| Lead Engineer | 4 | $137k |
| Product Manager | 4 | $80k |
| Database Manager | 3 | $124k |
| Sr. Manager, Financial Systems | 3 | $179k |
| Business Analytics Manager | 3 | $135k |
| Lead Software Engineer | 3 | $160k |
| Assistant Controller | 2 | $119k |
Where does Ziff Davis 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 47 | $114k |
| WA | 17 | $139k |
| CO | 8 | $82k |
| TX | 5 | $67k |
| CA | 4 | $179k |
| VA | 3 | $94k |
| NJ | 1 | $130k |
| MD | 1 | $149k |
| NC | 1 | $129k |
| UT | 1 | $105k |
What has Ziff Davis filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 88 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ziff Davis's H-1B filings
- How much does Ziff Davis pay H-1B workers?
- Ziff Davis's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2025), from 8 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ziff Davis sponsor?
- Ziff Davis has 88 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ziff Davis sponsor for H-1B?
- Ziff Davis's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Staff Auditor, Lead Engineer.
- Where does Ziff Davis hire H-1B workers?
- Ziff Davis's top H-1B worksite states are NY, WA, CO, 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →