IFS North America

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

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Itasca, IL
Median base salary$179,500+46% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$153.1k–$199k
Level II (mid-level) share28%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$141,274the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $117.5k25th $153.1kmedian $179.5k75th $199k90th $216.1k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where IFS North America files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$187,74111

Salary details

Median salary$179,500
Middle 50%$153.1k–$199k
vs. all employers+46%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 $93,463 and $246,668.
PercentileSalary
10th$117,459
25th$153,145
50th (median)$179,500
75th$198,966
90th$216,120

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$179,500
Median prevailing wage$141,274
Median difference+16.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage22%

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 IFS North America

IFS North America'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 Itasca, 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, Project Manager and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA, Chicago, IL and Philadelphia, PA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does IFS North America sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. IFS North America 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 IFS North America pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on IFS North America's H-1B filings is $179,500; half of filings fall between $153,145 and $198,966. Bonus and stock are not included.