Columbia Sportswear Company

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: Portland, OR
Median base salary$152,929+25% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$135.8k–$167.1k
Level III (senior) share40%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$127,878the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $116.3k25th $135.8kmedian $152.9k75th $167.1k90th $171.8k

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Percentiles from Columbia Sportswear Company'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 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Columbia Sportswear Company files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Portland, OR$152,92910

Salary details

Median salary$152,929
Middle 50%$135.8k–$167.1k
vs. all employers+25%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,244 and $186,502.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,339
25th$135,813
50th (median)$152,929
75th$167,110
90th$171,793

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$152,929
Median prevailing wage$127,878
Median difference+15.2%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 Columbia Sportswear Company

Columbia Sportswear Company's filings list its industry as Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3159). Its main U.S. filing address is in Portland, OR 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, Information Security Analyst and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Portland, OR. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Columbia Sportswear Company sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Columbia Sportswear Company filed 10 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 Columbia Sportswear Company pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Columbia Sportswear Company's H-1B filings is $152,929; half of filings fall between $135,813 and $167,110. Bonus and stock are not included.