H-1B sponsor profile

Strategic

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

Median base salary

$90,000

▲ +5.88% YoY

Average salary

$95,665

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

124

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I8165.3% of LCAs

Level II3528.2% of LCAs

Level III75.6% of LCAs

Level IV10.8% of LCAs

Top occupations

Software Developers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Database Architects
Computer Programmers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

Top worksite metros

Columbus, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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Strategic H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 124 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$85,000

P25$86,000

Median$90,000

P75$101,924

P90$111,697

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Strategic salaries by job title

Strategic'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	Strategic median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Developer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	40	$90,448	$109,845	-17.7%
Strategic · Software Developer (40 LCAs) P10$85,000 P25$86,000 Median$90,448 P75$97,218 P90$102,685 Wage levels: I 33 · II 7 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $97,200 · median $109,845 · P75 $125,686 (20,500 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Developer Ernst & Young U S $169,500 (1,007) Compunnel Software $120,000 (910) Randstad Digital $130,000 (481) Oracle $135,969 (422) Software Developer at all sponsors →
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	27	$91,645	$142,864	-35.8%
Strategic · Software Engineer (27 LCAs) P10$86,128 P25$87,500 Median$91,645 P75$102,554 P90$113,454 Wage levels: I 18 · II 7 · III 2 · IV 0 \| 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 →
Java Developer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	9	$95,139	$106,558	-10.7%
Strategic · Java Developer (9 LCAs) P10$87,000 P25$90,000 Median$95,139 P75$103,210 P90$106,767 Wage levels: I 5 · II 4 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $94,398 · median $106,558 · P75 $117,936 (1,564 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Java Developer Pioneer Consulting $112,923 (35) Lex Nimble $112,986 (21) Goin Technology $112,923 (20) Barclays $150,000 (19) Java Developer at all sponsors →
Full Stack Developer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	6	$86,750	$106,000	-18.2%
Strategic · Full Stack Developer (6 LCAs) P10$85,318 P25$86,000 Median$86,750 P75$87,500 P90$87,500 Wage levels: I 6 · II 0 · III 0 · 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 →
.NET Developer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$85,571	$106,442	-19.6%
Strategic · .NET Developer (5 LCAs) P10$85,009 P25$85,571 Median$85,571 P75$87,500 P90$87,500 Wage levels: I 3 · II 2 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $94,820 · median $106,442 · P75 $113,256 (639 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for .NET Developer Collaborate $106,558 (18) Datics $90,896 (10) V Soft Consulting $113,000 (9) Innova $112,923 (9) .NET Developer at all sponsors →

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

Strategic salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Strategic 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	Strategic median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	105	$90,000	$135,980	-33.8%
Strategic pay range · Software Developers P10$85,000 P25$86,000 Median$90,000 P75$101,899 P90$107,979 By H-1B wage level Level I$87,50076 LCAs · 72% Level II$103,10526 LCAs · 25% Level III—3 LCAs · 3% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Developer40 LCAs · median $90,448 · -17.7% vs all sponsors Software Engineer27 LCAs · median $91,645 · -35.8% vs all sponsors Java Developer9 LCAs · median $95,139 · -10.7% vs all sponsors Full Stack Developer6 LCAs · median $86,750 · -18.2% vs all sponsors .NET Developer5 LCAs · median $85,571 · -19.6% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Strategic $144,947 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 0.66× Strategic $90,000 vs BLS $135,980 Where Strategic'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	8	$86,286	$104,300	-17.3%
Strategic pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$80,250 P25$83,056 Median$86,286 P75$102,138 P90$111,973 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 13% Level II—4 LCAs · 50% Level III—3 LCAs · 38% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Strategic $111,685 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 0.83× Strategic $86,286 vs BLS $104,300 Where Strategic's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →