Ziprecruiter — 123 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 29
- Filings · FY2025
- $140k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer III
- Top role · 20 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 110 all-time
Ziprecruiter filed 29 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 93% from the year before), with a median base salary of $140k and the middle 50% of offers between $138k and $160k. That is 20% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 123 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer III in California.
How much does Ziprecruiter 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. $140k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ziprecruiter's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 12 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12 | −59% | $155k |
| FY2025 | 29 | +93% | $140k |
| FY2024 | 15 | +25% | $150k |
| FY2023 | 12 | −14% | $148k |
| FY2022 | 14 | +17% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 12 | +300% | $143k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −50% | $109k |
| FY2019 | 6 | −57% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 14 | +367% | $107k |
| FY2017 | 3 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $115k |
Which wage levels does Ziprecruiter file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 48% of Ziprecruiter'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 120 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.8%13
- Level II41.7%50
- Level III38.3%46
- Level IV9.2%11
What jobs does Ziprecruiter 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 III | 20 | $136k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 11 | $160k |
| Software Engineer | 9 | $107k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 9 | $170k |
| Decision Scientist II | 9 | $140k |
| Sr. Software Engineer II | 4 | $200k |
| Data Scientist II | 4 | $130k |
| Designer (Animation/Motion Graphics Lead) | 3 | $109k |
| Software Engineer in Test | 3 | $115k |
| Salesforce Developer | 3 | $138k |
Where does Ziprecruiter 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 | 110 | $140k |
| WA | 3 | $138k |
| TX | 3 | $139k |
| MA | 2 | $135k |
| KS | 2 | $115k |
| NJ | 1 | $160k |
| GA | 1 | $140k |
| VA | 1 | — |
What has Ziprecruiter filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 123 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ziprecruiter's H-1B filings
- How much does Ziprecruiter pay H-1B workers?
- Ziprecruiter's median certified H-1B base salary is $140k (FY2025), from 29 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ziprecruiter sponsor?
- Ziprecruiter has 123 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ziprecruiter sponsor for H-1B?
- Ziprecruiter's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer.
- Where does Ziprecruiter hire H-1B workers?
- Ziprecruiter's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, TX, 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 →