H-1B sponsor profile

Akamai

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$155,177

▲ +3.45% YoY

Average salary

$158,942

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

202

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I146.9% of LCAs

Level II7034.7% of LCAs

Level III6230.7% of LCAs

Level IV5125.2% of LCAs

5 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer Network Architects
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Top worksite metros

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

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Akamai H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 202 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$117,000

P25$131,673

Median$155,177

P75$180,681

P90$205,976

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Akamai salaries by job title

Akamai's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Akamai median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	44	$140,436	$142,864	-1.7%
Akamai · Software Engineer (44 LCAs) P10$121,731 P25$127,562 Median$140,436 P75$155,088 P90$169,700 Wage levels: I 5 · II 21 · III 11 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,399 · median $142,864 · P75 $182,002 (37,090 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Google $194,000 (3,054) Meta $214,032 (2,657) Wal Mart Associates $130,000 (1,162) Paypal $150,957 (600) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Site Reliability Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	10	$141,620	$140,445	+0.8%
Akamai · Site Reliability Engineer (10 LCAs) P10$97,857 P25$113,922 Median$141,620 P75$155,000 P90$177,166 Wage levels: I 2 · II 5 · III 2 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $117,400 · median $140,445 · P75 $175,000 (501 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Site Reliability Engineer Tiktok U S Data Security $208,500 (32) Equifax $132,338 (26) Bytedance $215,486 (24) Google $200,000 (14) Site Reliability Engineer at all sponsors →
Technical Project Manager SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects	9	$153,471	$146,719	+4.6%
Akamai · Technical Project Manager (9 LCAs) P10$137,819 P25$143,797 Median$153,471 P75$159,296 P90$163,299 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 7 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $143,000 · median $146,719 · P75 $157,830 (11 LCAs) Technical Project Manager at all sponsors →
II Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$172,836	only sponsor	—
Akamai · II Software Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$161,496 P25$167,138 Median$172,836 P75$181,593 P90$191,645 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 4 · IV 3
Principal Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	7	$215,168	$168,169	+28%
Akamai · Principal Software Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$200,412 P25$201,730 Median$215,168 P75$224,670 P90$224,827 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 5 \| All sponsors: P25 $150,080 · median $168,169 · P75 $201,000 (1,025 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Principal Software Engineer Wal Mart Associates $153,301 (78) Dell L P $164,689 (32) Mastercard $165,000 (29) Cadence Design $172,744 (27) Principal Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Solutions Architect SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects	7	$141,500	$154,315	-8.3%
Akamai · Solutions Architect (7 LCAs) P10$123,166 P25$136,792 Median$141,500 P75$153,842 P90$162,500 Wage levels: I 0 · II 6 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $132,585 · median $154,315 · P75 $164,000 (49 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Solutions Architect Cisco $157,248 (9) Solutions Architect at all sponsors →
Software Development Engineer in Test SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	6	$136,891	$101,235	+35.2%
Akamai · Software Development Engineer in Test (6 LCAs) P10$111,004 P25$114,997 Median$136,891 P75$160,897 P90$171,352 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $86,000 · median $101,235 · P75 $126,000 (385 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Development Engineer in Test Compunnel Software $110,000 (19) Tiktok $126,416 (18) Bytedance $135,520 (16) Tt Commerce & Global $211,534 (16) Software Development Engineer in Test at all sponsors →
Cloud Support Engineer SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5	$110,000	$105,000	+4.8%
Akamai · Cloud Support Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$79,974 P25$88,678 Median$110,000 P75$141,972 P90$141,972 Wage levels: I 1 · II 2 · III 2 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $85,051 · median $105,000 · P75 $147,729 (12 LCAs) Cloud Support Engineer at all sponsors →
II Site Reliability Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$190,855	only sponsor	—
Akamai · II Site Reliability Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$164,442 P25$170,826 Median$190,855 P75$197,657 P90$202,522 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 2

Titles need 5+ filings at Akamai. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Akamai; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Akamai salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Akamai sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Akamai median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	111	$160,000	$135,980	+17.7%
Akamai pay range · Software Developers P10$122,970 P25$133,315 Median$160,000 P75$185,956 P90$205,765 By H-1B wage level Level I—7 LCAs · 6% Level II$133,31534 LCAs · 31% Level III$166,38834 LCAs · 31% Level IV$190,73531 LCAs · 28% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer44 LCAs · median $140,436 · -1.7% vs all sponsors Site Reliability Engineer10 LCAs · median $141,620 · +0.8% vs all sponsors II Software Engineer8 LCAs · median $172,836 · only sponsor Principal Software Engineer7 LCAs · median $215,168 · +28% vs all sponsors II Site Reliability Engineer5 LCAs · median $190,855 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Akamai $144,900 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.18× Akamai $160,000 vs BLS $135,980 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer Network Architects SOC 15-1241	32	$157,830	$134,050	+17.7%
Akamai pay range · Computer Network Architects P10$130,144 P25$141,000 Median$157,830 P75$170,996 P90$192,087 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$141,00013 LCAs · 41% Level III$162,51414 LCAs · 44% Level IV—5 LCAs · 16% Job titles filed under this SOC Technical Project Manager9 LCAs · median $153,471 · +4.6% vs all sponsors Solutions Architect7 LCAs · median $141,500 · -8.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer Network Architects All-sponsor median $140,000 · average excluding Akamai $144,796 Amazon $162,100 (123) Meta $192,668 (59) Microsoft $184,800 (57) Charter Communications $119,607 (53) Pay vs BLS national median 1.18× Akamai $157,830 vs BLS $134,050 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Network Architects occupation profile →
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC 11-3021	11	$207,977	$175,140	+18.7%
Akamai pay range · Computer and Information Systems Managers P10$165,400 P25$174,084 Median$207,977 P75$242,200 P90$245,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 36% Level III—5 LCAs · 45% Level IV—2 LCAs · 18% What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Systems Managers All-sponsor median $200,907 · average excluding Akamai $208,961 Amazon $198,390 (1,417) Deloitte $200,300 (797) Ernst & Young U S $238,818 (785) Pricewaterhousecoopers $191,000 (385) Pay vs BLS national median 1.19× Akamai $207,977 vs BLS $175,140 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Systems Managers occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	11	$165,171	$104,300	+58.4%
Akamai pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$111,427 P25$122,581 Median$165,171 P75$177,429 P90$188,413 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—7 LCAs · 64% Level III—2 LCAs · 18% Level IV—2 LCAs · 18% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Development Engineer in Test6 LCAs · median $136,891 · +35.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Akamai $111,649 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.58× Akamai $165,171 vs BLS $104,300 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Network and Computer Systems Administrators SOC 15-1244	10	$141,270	$99,130	+42.5%
Akamai pay range · Network and Computer Systems Administrators P10$87,227 P25$116,926 Median$141,270 P75$146,744 P90$148,954 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 10% Level II—2 LCAs · 20% Level III—2 LCAs · 20% Level IV—5 LCAs · 50% Job titles filed under this SOC Cloud Support Engineer5 LCAs · median $110,000 · +4.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Network and Computer Systems Administrators All-sponsor median $95,000 · average excluding Akamai $103,308 Tata Consultancy Services $86,455 (316) Infosys $85,218 (282) Cognizant $101,171 (261) Amazon $117,100 (148) Pay vs BLS national median 1.43× Akamai $141,270 vs BLS $99,130 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Network and Computer Systems Administrators occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	7	$128,000	$120,230	+6.5%
Akamai pay range · Data Scientists P10$107,423 P25$117,594 Median$128,000 P75$158,870 P90$174,764 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 29% Level II—1 LCAs · 14% Level III—2 LCAs · 29% Level IV—2 LCAs · 29% What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Akamai $130,956 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.06× Akamai $128,000 vs BLS $120,230 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Information Security Analysts SOC 15-1212	7	$125,158	$129,180	-3.1%
Akamai pay range · Information Security Analysts P10$100,995 P25$106,662 Median$125,158 P75$128,574 P90$164,369 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 57% Level II—2 LCAs · 29% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—1 LCAs · 14% What competing sponsors pay for Information Security Analysts All-sponsor median $135,000 · average excluding Akamai $141,696 Ernst & Young U S $151,115 (502) Deloitte $144,997 (296) Amazon $170,000 (146) Pricewaterhousecoopers $168,000 (87) Pay vs BLS national median 0.97× Akamai $125,158 vs BLS $129,180 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Information Security Analysts occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	7	$119,319	$116,580	+2.3%
Akamai pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$87,870 P25$103,594 Median$119,319 P75$153,733 P90$174,830 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—5 LCAs · 71% Level III—2 LCAs · 29% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Akamai $120,421 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.02× Akamai $119,319 vs BLS $116,580 Where Akamai's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →