H-1B sponsor profile

Optimal

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

Median base salary

$93,642

▲ +6.71% YoY

Average salary

$95,062

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I2136.8% of LCAs

Level II3357.9% of LCAs

Level III23.5% of LCAs

Level IV11.8% of LCAs

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer Programmers
Mechanical Engineers
Engineers, All Other
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top worksite metros

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
St. Louis, MO-IL

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Optimal H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 57 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$73,611

P25$87,000

Median$93,642

P75$106,662

P90$112,923

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Optimal salaries by job title

Optimal'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	Optimal median	All sponsors	vs all
Data Engineer SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1251 · Computer Programmers	9	$85,530	$96,818	-11.7%
Optimal · Data Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$70,762 P25$76,627 Median$85,530 P75$96,637 P90$107,203 Wage levels: I 3 · II 6 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $85,530 · median $96,818 · P75 $124,288 (150 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Engineer Accenture $131,300 (42) Bitwise $82,752 (16) Tek Leaders $78,000 (7) Data Engineer at all sponsors →
Full Stack Developer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$102,700	$106,000	-3.1%
Optimal · Full Stack Developer (8 LCAs) P10$90,350 P25$90,500 Median$102,700 P75$105,532 P90$118,349 Wage levels: I 3 · II 4 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $92,935 · median $106,000 · P75 $120,865 (802 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Full Stack Developer Federal Express $94,931 (63) Barclays $167,200 (19) Fedex Freight $113,829 (15) HCL $125,798 (11) Full Stack Developer at all sponsors →
Data Engineer SOC 2/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	7	$106,000	$120,000	-11.7%
Optimal · Data Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$91,895 P25$96,491 Median$106,000 P75$111,998 P90$122,033 Wage levels: I 2 · II 5 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $105,997 · median $120,000 · P75 $140,000 (2,367 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Engineer Wal Mart Associates $127,169 (79) Expedia $149,240 (57) Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments $116,709 (54) Caremark $136,478 (52) Data Engineer at all sponsors →

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

Optimal salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Optimal 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	Optimal median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	29	$102,190	$135,980	-24.8%
Optimal pay range · Software Developers P10$89,572 P25$90,896 Median$102,190 P75$112,500 P90$114,446 By H-1B wage level Level I$90,89612 LCAs · 41% Level II$109,28316 LCAs · 55% Level III—1 LCAs · 3% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Full Stack Developer8 LCAs · median $102,700 · -3.1% vs all sponsors Data Engineer7 LCAs · median $106,000 · -11.7% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Optimal $144,921 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 0.75× Optimal $102,190 vs BLS $135,980 Where Optimal's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer Programmers SOC 15-1251	14	$83,262	$100,390	-17.1%
Optimal pay range · Computer Programmers P10$73,250 P25$77,418 Median$83,262 P75$97,885 P90$107,041 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 29% Level II$93,72510 LCAs · 71% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Engineer9 LCAs · median $85,530 · -11.7% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer Programmers All-sponsor median $91,728 · average excluding Optimal $97,214 Tata Consultancy Services $83,866 (1,079) Mphasis $116,500 (902) Wipro $89,253 (554) Accenture $121,800 (465) Pay vs BLS national median 0.83× Optimal $83,262 vs BLS $100,390 Where Optimal's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Programmers occupation profile →