Dotdash Media

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 17 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$133,400+9% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$120.8k–$146k
Level II (mid-level) share76%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$103,418the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $108k25th $120.8kmedian $133.4k75th $146k90th $163.5k

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

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 18% of filings
$136.6kLevel II
Mid-level · 76% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 6% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $136,578 13
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Dotdash Media files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$131,70012

Salary details

Median salary$133,400
Middle 50%$120.8k–$146k
vs. all employers+9%comparison median $122,699
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,919 and $194,766.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,967
25th$120,800
50th (median)$133,400
75th$146,016
90th$163,544

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $130k $150k FY2023: median $140,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $132,400 (10 filings) FY2025: median $130,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 15
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––8
FY2023$140,000$128,313$158,50012
FY2024$132,400$112,400$162,30010
FY2025$130,000$119,150$152,50015
FY2026–––2

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$133,400
Median prevailing wage$103,418
Median difference+22.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage6%

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 Dotdash Media

Dotdash Media's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in New York, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2022 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, QA Engineer and Market Research Analyst and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Dotdash Media sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Dotdash Media filed 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Dotdash Media pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Dotdash Media's H-1B filings is $133,400; half of filings fall between $120,800 and $146,016. Bonus and stock are not included.