Bolster

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 11 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: Santa Clara, CA
Median base salary$130,853+7% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$106.3k–$181k
Level II (mid-level) share64%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$130,853the required minimum for these jobs and places

Is your Bolster offer competitive?

Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with Bolster's certified filings for the same job.

10th $91k25th $106.3kmedian $130.9k75th $181k90th $208.1k

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Percentiles from Bolster'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 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Bolster files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$130,85311

Salary details

Median salary$130,853
Middle 50%$106.3k–$181k
vs. all employers+7%comparison median $122,699
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,805 and $224,337.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,042
25th$106,340
50th (median)$130,853
75th$181,023
90th$208,125

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$130,853
Median prevailing wage$130,853
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage100%

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 Bolster

Bolster's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in Santa Clara, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and Graphic Designer and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Bolster sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Bolster filed 11 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 Bolster pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Bolster's H-1B filings is $130,853; half of filings fall between $106,340 and $181,023. Bonus and stock are not included.