H-1B sponsor profile

Red Hat

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

Median base salary

$144,947

▲ +11.39% YoY

Average salary

$151,663

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

126

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I75.6% of LCAs

Level II3427% of LCAs

Level III4636.5% of LCAs

Level IV3225.4% of LCAs

7 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Scientists
Computer Systems Analysts

Top worksite metros

Raleigh-Cary, NC
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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Red Hat H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 126 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$105,998

P25$118,171

Median$144,947

P75$173,899

P90$205,916

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Red Hat salaries by job title

Red Hat'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	Red Hat median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	33	$137,692	$142,864	-3.6%
Red Hat · Software Engineer (33 LCAs) P10$109,262 P25$115,928 Median$137,692 P75$160,000 P90$166,932 Wage levels: I 0 · II 15 · III 13 · IV 3 \| 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 →
Principal Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	11	$190,000	$168,169	+13%
Red Hat · Principal Software Engineer (11 LCAs) P10$166,649 P25$180,765 Median$190,000 P75$234,397 P90$272,738 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 7 \| 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 →
Software Quality Engineer SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	9	$129,416	$110,000	+17.7%
Red Hat · Software Quality Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$110,212 P25$117,561 Median$129,416 P75$138,000 P90$146,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 6 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $92,942 · median $110,000 · P75 $131,925 (185 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Quality Engineer Servicenow $125,528 (25) United Parcel Service General $129,000 (6) Nokia Of $188,246 (5) Software Quality Engineer at all sponsors →

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

Red Hat salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Red Hat 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	Red Hat median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	61	$154,606	$135,980	+13.7%
Red Hat pay range · Software Developers P10$109,262 P25$122,970 Median$154,606 P75$181,500 P90$206,832 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 5% Level II$116,09918 LCAs · 30% Level III$160,00023 LCAs · 38% Level IV$181,50013 LCAs · 21% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer33 LCAs · median $137,692 · -3.6% vs all sponsors Principal Software Engineer11 LCAs · median $190,000 · +13% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Red Hat $144,909 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 1.14× Red Hat $154,606 vs BLS $135,980 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	19	$124,000	$104,300	+18.9%
Red Hat pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$101,052 P25$109,031 Median$124,000 P75$139,000 P90$164,400 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 16% Level II—6 LCAs · 32% Level III—8 LCAs · 42% Level IV—2 LCAs · 11% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Quality Engineer9 LCAs · median $129,416 · +17.7% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Red Hat $111,659 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.19× Red Hat $124,000 vs BLS $104,300 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	12	$153,556	$116,580	+31.7%
Red Hat pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$107,611 P25$118,581 Median$153,556 P75$171,562 P90$197,283 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—2 LCAs · 17% Level III—5 LCAs · 42% Level IV—5 LCAs · 42% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Red Hat $120,414 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× Red Hat $153,556 vs BLS $116,580 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	7	$144,894	$120,230	+20.5%
Red Hat pay range · Data Scientists P10$100,066 P25$117,556 Median$144,894 P75$163,454 P90$184,466 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 14% 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 Red Hat $130,955 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 1.21× Red Hat $144,894 vs BLS $120,230 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Computer Systems Analysts SOC 15-1211	6	$147,092	$105,850	+39%
Red Hat pay range · Computer Systems Analysts P10$119,272 P25$125,401 Median$147,092 P75$162,486 P90$166,856 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—2 LCAs · 33% Level IV—4 LCAs · 67% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Systems Analysts All-sponsor median $105,019 · average excluding Red Hat $112,437 Accenture $128,600 (921) Tata Consultancy Services $90,667 (887) IBM $106,912 (832) Compunnel Software $104,000 (377) Pay vs BLS national median 1.39× Red Hat $147,092 vs BLS $105,850 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Systems Analysts occupation profile →
Marketing Managers SOC 11-2021	5	$222,500	$166,790	+33.4%
Red Hat pay range · Marketing Managers P10$172,703 P25$215,570 Median$222,500 P75$222,500 P90$223,209 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—3 LCAs · 60% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Marketing Managers All-sponsor median $176,400 · average excluding Red Hat $185,286 Amazon $152,332 (190) Tt Commerce & Global $216,706 (84) Bytedance $231,000 (74) Tiktok $230,000 (47) Pay vs BLS national median 1.33× Red Hat $222,500 vs BLS $166,790 Where Red Hat's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Marketing Managers occupation profile →