Cardus

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 13 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Farmington Hills, MI
Median base salary$104,000−15% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$97.2k–$105k
Level II (mid-level) share77%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$102,190the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $75.9k25th $97.2kmedian $104k75th $105k90th $126.4k

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

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 8% of filings
$104kLevel II
Mid-level · 77% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 15% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $104,000 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$104,000
Middle 50%$97.2k–$105k
vs. all employers−15%comparison median $122,699
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,373 and $152,506.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,894
25th$97,157
50th (median)$104,000
75th$105,000
90th$126,410

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$104,000
Median prevailing wage$102,190
Median difference+1.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage23%

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 Cardus

Cardus's filings list its industry as Computer Systems Design and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5415). Its main U.S. filing address is in Farmington Hills, MI 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 Logistician and the main metro areas are Detroit, MI, Washington, DC and Ames, IA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Cardus sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Cardus filed 13 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 Cardus pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Cardus's H-1B filings is $104,000; half of filings fall between $97,157 and $105,000. Bonus and stock are not included.