HR Pundits

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 30 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Schaumburg, IL
Median base salary$106,558−13% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$94.3k–$106.6k
Level II (mid-level) share87%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$104,083the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • HR Pundits hires mid-level. 87% of its filings are Level II, 2.1 times the share across all H-1B employers (42%).
  • Often files at the prevailing wage. 70% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at HR Pundits's jobs and locations has a median of $104,083.

Is your HR Pundits offer competitive?

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10th $86.1k25th $94.3kmedian $106.6k75th $106.6k90th $118.6k

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

What HR Pundits hires for

Bar: share of HR Pundits's filings. Figure: median base salary.

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$106,55815

Jobs with at least 10 filings at HR Pundits.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 10% of filings
$101.7kLevel II
Mid-level · 87% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 3% 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 $101,702 26
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where HR Pundits files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Chicago, IL$106,55816

Salary details

Median salary$106,558
Middle 50%$94.3k–$106.6k
vs. all employers−13%comparison median $122,699
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,932 and $127,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,074
25th$94,307
50th (median)$106,558
75th$106,559
90th$118,578

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $91,853 (23 filings) FY2021: median $102,274 (11 filings) FY2022: median $90,397 (23 filings) FY2023: median $94,494 (35 filings) FY2024: median $102,690 (19 filings) FY2025: median $106,558 (15 filings) FY2026: median $96,928 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 35
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$91,853$87,838$97,39123
FY2021$102,274$90,000$108,40911
FY2022$90,397$90,397$91,97823
FY2023$94,494$94,016$101,94135
FY2024$102,690$90,397$113,46419
FY2025$106,558$94,307$106,55815
FY2026$96,928$91,198$116,22015

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$106,558
Median prevailing wage$104,083
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage70%

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 HR Pundits

HR Pundits's filings list its industry as Computer Systems Design and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5415). Its main U.S. filing address is in Schaumburg, IL 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, IT Manager and Database Administrator and the main metro areas are Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and Houston, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does HR Pundits sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. HR Pundits filed 30 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 HR Pundits pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on HR Pundits's H-1B filings is $106,558; half of filings fall between $94,307 and $106,559. Bonus and stock are not included.