1661

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Main U.S. filing address: Los Angeles, CA
Median base salary$179,993+47% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$133.3k–$188.3k
Level IV (expert) share73%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$176,134the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $99.4k25th $133.3kmedian $180k75th $188.3k90th $210.9k

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Percentiles from 1661's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$179,993
Middle 50%$133.3k–$188.3k
vs. all employers+47%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,604 and $278,123.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,370
25th$133,319
50th (median)$179,993
75th$188,302
90th$210,935

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $170k $200k FY2022: median $157,800 (10 filings) FY2023: median $188,500 (12 filings) FY2025: median $176,134 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 12
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021–––8
FY2022$157,800$130,000$179,00010
FY2023$188,500$140,151$210,00012
FY2024–––2
FY2025$176,134$125,440$195,61310
FY2026–––2

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$179,993
Median prevailing wage$176,134
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage58%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About 1661

1661's filings list its industry in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS 45). Its main U.S. filing address is in Los Angeles, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, IT Manager and Market Research Analyst and the main metro areas are Los Angeles, CA, Charlotte, NC and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does 1661 sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. 1661 filed 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does 1661 pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on 1661's H-1B filings is $179,993; half of filings fall between $133,319 and $188,302. Bonus and stock are not included.