Ideo

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 18 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Specialized Design Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$128,003+4% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$109.7k–$137.2k
Level IV (expert) share72%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$116,178the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $102k25th $109.7kmedian $128k75th $137.2k90th $144.5k

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

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 22% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 6% of filings
$133.6kLevel IV
Expert · 72% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV $133,598 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$128,003
Middle 50%$109.7k–$137.2k
vs. all employers+4%comparison median $122,699
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,850 and $153,320.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,960
25th$109,658
50th (median)$128,003
75th$137,238
90th$144,540

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$128,003
Median prevailing wage$116,178
Median difference+6.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage44%

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 Ideo

Ideo's filings list its industry as Specialized Design Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5414). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Graphic Designer, UX Designer and Industrial Designer and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA and Chicago, IL. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Ideo sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Ideo filed 18 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 Ideo pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Ideo's H-1B filings is $128,003; half of filings fall between $109,658 and $137,238. Bonus and stock are not included.