H-1B sponsor profile

Best Buy

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

Median base salary

$154,293

▲ +2.32% YoY

Average salary

$158,630

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

141

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I149.9% of LCAs

Level II3827% of LCAs

Level III96.4% of LCAs

Level IV5740.4% of LCAs

23 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Occupations, All Other
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer Systems Analysts

Top worksite metros

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Raleigh-Cary, NC

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Best Buy H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 141 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$128,177

P25$136,040

Median$154,293

P75$175,862

P90$200,000

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Best Buy salaries by job title

Best Buy'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	Best Buy median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	28	$138,036	$142,864	-3.4%
Best Buy · Software Engineer (28 LCAs) P10$128,350 P25$133,402 Median$138,036 P75$146,694 P90$167,008 Wage levels: I 7 · II 7 · III 2 · IV 6 \| 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 →
Engineering Manager SOC 1/2 SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers	9	$170,568	$237,682	-28.2%
Best Buy · Engineering Manager (9 LCAs) P10$158,599 P25$160,761 Median$170,568 P75$184,155 P90$191,569 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $199,804 · median $237,682 · P75 $274,456 (388 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineering Manager Google $277,000 (18) Meta $289,482 (14) Roblox $355,180 (11) Netflix $388,918 (11) Engineering Manager at all sponsors →
Engineering Manager SOC 2/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$177,500	$187,840	-5.5%
Best Buy · Engineering Manager (8 LCAs) P10$151,410 P25$157,896 Median$177,500 P75$184,384 P90$186,590 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 7 \| All sponsors: P25 $157,747 · median $187,840 · P75 $232,219 (108 LCAs) Engineering Manager at all sponsors →
Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$148,222	$140,000	+5.9%
Best Buy · Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$129,908 P25$137,947 Median$148,222 P75$153,352 P90$159,952 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 0 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $125,000 · median $140,000 · P75 $160,000 (1,097 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineer Elevance Health $132,290 (126) Government Employee Insurance Geico $136,470 (110) Nordstrom $158,974 (89) American Express Travel Related $136,121 (80) Engineer at all sponsors →
QA Engineer SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	7	$144,256	$91,377	+57.9%
Best Buy · QA Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$135,730 P25$136,462 Median$144,256 P75$157,732 P90$178,395 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 1 · IV 4 \| All sponsors: P25 $83,470 · median $91,377 · P75 $110,198 (508 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for QA Engineer Sapphire Software $91,500 (13) Orion Integrators $102,752 (10) Svastha Infotech $87,000 (9) Ice Mortgage Technology $104,700 (7) QA Engineer at all sponsors →
Lead Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$143,272	$152,166	-5.8%
Best Buy · Lead Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$132,819 P25$138,923 Median$143,272 P75$148,989 P90$156,527 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $141,898 · median $152,166 · P75 $170,054 (244 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Lead Engineer Elevance Health $161,073 (78) Target Enterprise $145,018 (47) Brillio $112,923 (15) Starbucks Coffee $190,379 (8) Lead Engineer at all sponsors →

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

Best Buy salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Best Buy 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	Best Buy median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	65	$146,081	$135,980	+7.4%
Best Buy pay range · Software Developers P10$129,120 P25$136,250 Median$146,081 P75$166,765 P90$183,938 By H-1B wage level Level I—7 LCAs · 11% Level II$139,72519 LCAs · 29% Level III—2 LCAs · 3% Level IV$168,28026 LCAs · 40% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer28 LCAs · median $138,036 · -3.4% vs all sponsors Engineering Manager8 LCAs · median $177,500 · -5.5% vs all sponsors Engineer8 LCAs · median $148,222 · +5.9% vs all sponsors Lead Engineer5 LCAs · median $143,272 · -5.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Best Buy $144,910 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 1.07× Best Buy $146,081 vs BLS $135,980 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC 11-3021	21	$193,844	$175,140	+10.7%
Best Buy pay range · Computer and Information Systems Managers P10$158,830 P25$170,568 Median$193,844 P75$226,600 P90$235,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 5% Level II—3 LCAs · 14% Level III—1 LCAs · 5% Level IV—6 LCAs · 29% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineering Manager9 LCAs · median $170,568 · -28.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Systems Managers All-sponsor median $200,907 · average excluding Best Buy $208,979 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 1.11× Best Buy $193,844 vs BLS $175,140 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Systems Managers occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	14	$154,236	$116,580	+32.3%
Best Buy pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$128,177 P25$135,825 Median$154,236 P75$169,820 P90$192,996 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 29% Level III—2 LCAs · 14% Level IV—8 LCAs · 57% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Best Buy $120,410 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 1.32× Best Buy $154,236 vs BLS $116,580 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	12	$149,082	$104,300	+42.9%
Best Buy pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$135,342 P25$136,674 Median$149,082 P75$160,241 P90$165,370 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 33% Level III—1 LCAs · 8% Level IV—7 LCAs · 58% Job titles filed under this SOC QA Engineer7 LCAs · median $144,256 · +57.9% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Best Buy $111,650 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.43× Best Buy $149,082 vs BLS $104,300 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Computer Systems Analysts SOC 15-1211	10	$149,674	$105,850	+41.4%
Best Buy pay range · Computer Systems Analysts P10$127,870 P25$140,093 Median$149,674 P75$161,896 P90$167,081 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—5 LCAs · 50% Level III—1 LCAs · 10% Level IV—4 LCAs · 40% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Systems Analysts All-sponsor median $105,019 · average excluding Best Buy $112,422 Accenture $128,600 (921) Tata Consultancy Services $90,667 (887) IBM $106,912 (832) Compunnel Software $104,000 (377) Pay vs BLS national median 1.41× Best Buy $149,674 vs BLS $105,850 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Systems Analysts occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	9	$123,600	$120,230	+2.8%
Best Buy pay range · Data Scientists P10$96,910 P25$116,725 Median$123,600 P75$133,000 P90$153,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—5 LCAs · 56% Level II—2 LCAs · 22% Level III—2 LCAs · 22% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Best Buy $130,959 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 1.03× Best Buy $123,600 vs BLS $120,230 Where Best Buy's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →