Governmentjobs.com

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 28 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: El Segundo, CA
Median base salary$154,598+26% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$136.6k–$177.5k
Level II (mid-level) share46%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$137,655the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $116.3k25th $136.6kmedian $154.6k75th $177.5k90th $238.3k

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

What Governmentjobs.com hires for

Bar: share of Governmentjobs.com's filings. Figure: median base salary.

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JobMedianFilings
IT Manager$180,45112

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Governmentjobs.com.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
$154kLevel II
Mid-level · 46% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 25% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 29% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $154,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Governmentjobs.com files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Los Angeles, CA$191,93111

Salary details

Median salary$154,598
Middle 50%$136.6k–$177.5k
vs. all employers+26%comparison median $122,699
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,240 and $292,596.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,260
25th$136,600
50th (median)$154,598
75th$177,511
90th$238,306

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $120,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $119,856 (13 filings) FY2022: median $135,790 (18 filings) FY2023: median $130,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $156,687 (12 filings) FY2026: median $153,440 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 18
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$120,000$95,650$165,42215
FY2021$119,856$102,988$126,02013
FY2022$135,790$121,250$155,00018
FY2023$130,000$110,048$158,13810
FY2024–––9
FY2025$156,687$135,532$187,73212
FY2026$153,440$136,600$167,67816

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$154,598
Median prevailing wage$137,655
Median difference+13.1%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 Governmentjobs.com

Governmentjobs.com's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in El Segundo, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are IT Manager, Software Engineer and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Governmentjobs.com sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Governmentjobs.com filed 28 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 Governmentjobs.com pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Governmentjobs.com's H-1B filings is $154,598; half of filings fall between $136,600 and $177,511. Bonus and stock are not included.