Certified Kernel Tech

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 29 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$139,000+13% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$103.3k–$162.6k
Level II (mid-level) share38%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$113,610the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $84.6k25th $103.3kmedian $139k75th $162.6k90th $239.2k

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

What Certified Kernel Tech hires for

Bar: share of Certified Kernel Tech's filings. Figure: median base salary.

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JobMedianFilings
Data Scientist$118,88010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Certified Kernel Tech.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 14% of filings
$113.7kLevel II
Mid-level · 38% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 17% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 31% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $113,654 11
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Certified Kernel Tech files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$143,98014

Salary details

Median salary$139,000
Middle 50%$103.3k–$162.6k
vs. all employers+13%comparison median $122,699
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,800 and $267,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,552
25th$103,250
50th (median)$139,000
75th$162,600
90th$239,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2021: median $120,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $132,500 (32 filings) FY2023: median $128,750 (39 filings) FY2024: median $151,500 (28 filings) FY2025: median $113,654 (14 filings) FY2026: median $159,420 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 39
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–––1
FY2021$120,000$83,900$134,75011
FY2022$132,500$101,250$155,00032
FY2023$128,750$105,000$153,03839
FY2024$151,500$137,487$178,03228
FY2025$113,654$88,789$130,25014
FY2026$159,420$142,400$234,00015

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$139,000
Median prevailing wage$113,610
Median difference+18.6%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 Certified Kernel Tech

Certified Kernel Tech'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 New York, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Data Scientist, Information Security Analyst and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Baltimore, MD and Boston, MA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Certified Kernel Tech sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Certified Kernel Tech filed 29 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 Certified Kernel Tech pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Certified Kernel Tech's H-1B filings is $139,000; half of filings fall between $103,250 and $162,600. Bonus and stock are not included.