Aktra

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 22 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: Reston, VA
Median base salary$98,000−20% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$84.9k–$110k
Level I (entry-level) share77%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$90,948the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $75k25th $84.9kmedian $98k75th $110k90th $119.6k

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

Pay by level

$98kLevel I
Entry-level · 77% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 18% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 5% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $98,000 17
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Aktra files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Washington, DC$98,00019

Salary details

Median salary$98,000
Middle 50%$84.9k–$110k
vs. all employers−20%comparison median $122,699
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,840 and $120,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,000
25th$84,875
50th (median)$98,000
75th$110,000
90th$119,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2023: median $83,500 (10 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $108,000 (10 filings) FY2026: median $94,250 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 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–––4
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––8
FY2023$83,500$78,500$113,75010
FY2024$100,000$94,375$104,00010
FY2025$108,000$86,000$114,75010
FY2026$94,250$90,125$105,00012

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$98,000
Median prevailing wage$90,948
Median difference+7.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage14%

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 Aktra

Aktra's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in Reston, VA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Quantitative Analyst, Software Engineer and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Aktra sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Aktra filed 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Aktra pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Aktra's H-1B filings is $98,000; half of filings fall between $84,875 and $110,000. Bonus and stock are not included.