Contextual AI

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Mountain View, CA
Median base salary$200,000+63% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$181.3k–$229.3k
Level III (senior) share29%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$182,427the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $173.6k25th $181.3kmedian $200k75th $229.3k90th $267.5k

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Percentiles from Contextual AI'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 3
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Contextual AI files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$200,00013

Salary details

Median salary$200,000
Middle 50%$181.3k–$229.3k
vs. all employers+63%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $152,981 and $275,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$173,552
25th$181,250
50th (median)$200,000
75th$229,250
90th$267,500

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$200,000
Median prevailing wage$182,427
Median difference+11.2%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 Contextual AI

Contextual AI's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in Mountain View, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2023 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Research Scientist (Computer Science), Software Engineer and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Contextual AI sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Contextual AI filed 14 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 Contextual AI pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Contextual AI's H-1B filings is $200,000; half of filings fall between $181,250 and $229,250. Bonus and stock are not included.