Empower Retirement
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 47 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
- Main U.S. filing address: Greenwood Village, CO
At a glance
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 91% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $159,000, median prevailing wage $147,430.
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Percentiles from Empower Retirement's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Empower Retirement hires for
Bar: share of Empower Retirement's filings. Figure: median base salary.
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| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $156,060 | 29 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Empower Retirement.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 9% of filings
Mid-level · 23% of filings
Senior · 32% of filings
Expert · 36% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 4 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $150,648 | 11 |
| Senior · Level III | $155,000 | 15 |
| Expert · Level IV | $169,400 | 17 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $129,028 |
| 25th | $149,883 |
| 50th (median) | $159,000 |
| 75th | $175,050 |
| 90th | $216,576 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | – | – | – | 0 |
| FY2021 | – | – | – | 3 |
| FY2022 | $148,750 | $138,950 | $159,015 | 30 |
| FY2023 | $155,250 | $138,750 | $185,730 | 32 |
| FY2024 | $158,500 | $144,115 | $170,050 | 19 |
| FY2025 | $155,726 | $148,898 | $169,166 | 30 |
| FY2026 | $166,684 | $150,400 | $215,962 | 17 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
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 Empower Retirement
Empower Retirement's filings list its industry as Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5242). Its main U.S. filing address is in Greenwood Village, CO and its filings in the data run from FY2021 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, IT Manager and Data Engineer and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX, San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).
Questions
Does Empower Retirement sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Empower Retirement filed 47 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 Empower Retirement pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Empower Retirement's H-1B filings is $159,000; half of filings fall between $149,883 and $175,050. Bonus and stock are not included.