Checkr

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 21 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$176,000+43% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$162.2k–$243.6k
Level II (mid-level) share38%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$160,139the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $130k25th $162.2kmedian $176k75th $243.6k90th $275k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Checkr files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Francisco, CA$191,00016

Salary details

Median salary$176,000
Middle 50%$162.2k–$243.6k
vs. all employers+43%comparison median $122,699
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,000 and $288,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,000
25th$162,177
50th (median)$176,000
75th$243,608
90th$275,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $185k $240k FY2021: median $220,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $155,500 (22 filings) FY2023: median $167,500 (16 filings) FY2024: median $208,500 (17 filings) FY2025: median $163,636 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 22
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–––6
FY2021$220,000$180,000$230,00013
FY2022$155,500$135,750$185,50022
FY2023$167,500$145,000$197,25016
FY2024$208,500$190,740$220,00017
FY2025$163,636$154,445$195,95014
FY2026–––7

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$176,000
Median prevailing wage$160,139
Median difference+26.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Checkr

Checkr'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 San Francisco, 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, IT Manager and Marketing Manager and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO and Portland, OR. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Checkr sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Checkr filed 21 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 Checkr pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Checkr's H-1B filings is $176,000; half of filings fall between $162,177 and $243,608. Bonus and stock are not included.