Belden

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 15 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: St. Louis, MO
Median base salary$106,000−14% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$95k–$123k
Level II (mid-level) share80%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$90,750the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $92k25th $95kmedian $106k75th $123k90th $146k

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

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 20% of filings
$106.9kLevel II
Mid-level · 80% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $106,883 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$106,000
Middle 50%$95k–$123k
vs. all employers−14%comparison median $122,699
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,400 and $158,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,000
25th$95,000
50th (median)$106,000
75th$123,000
90th$145,960

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$106,000
Median prevailing wage$90,750
Median difference+11.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage7%

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 Belden

Belden's filings list its industry as Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3359). Its main U.S. filing address is in St. Louis, MO and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Financial Manager, Electronics Engineer and Industrial Engineer and the main metro areas are Indianapolis, IN, Syracuse, NY and Chicago, IL. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Belden sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Belden filed 15 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 Belden pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Belden's H-1B filings is $106,000; half of filings fall between $95,000 and $123,000. Bonus and stock are not included.