Kforce

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 1,381 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
Main U.S. filing address: Tampa, FL
Nasdaq: KFRC

Median base salary$117,832−4% vs. all H-1B employers

Middle 50%$106k–$132k

Level II (mid-level) share55%all employers: 42%

Median prevailing wage$112,923the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

Kforce hires mid-level. 55% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
Most filed: Software Engineer. 65% of its filings. After that come Operations Research Analyst and Data Scientist.
Often files at the prevailing wage. 74% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at Kforce's jobs and locations has a median of $112,923.
6th among the largest filers in its industry. Kforce's median ($117,832) is below Accenture and Deloitte and above Innova Solutions.

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Job Your base salary (USD per year)

10th $93.8k25th $106kmedian $117.8k75th $132k90th $147.8k

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

What Kforce hires for

Software Engineer901 filings · 65%$126,090 Operations Research Analyst170 filings · 12%$100,121 Data Scientist117 filings · 8%$113,069 Network Architect30 filings · 2%$126,870 QA Engineer25 filings · 2%$102,086 Network Administrator20 filings · 1%$99,247 Data Engineer19 filings · 1%$127,192 UX Designer16 filings · 1%$88,993

Bar: share of Kforce's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 96% of filings (28 occupations in total).

Show all 11 jobs

Job	Median	Filings
Software Engineer	$126,090	901
Operations Research Analyst	$100,121	170
Data Scientist	$113,069	117
Network Architect	$126,870	30
QA Engineer	$102,086	25
Network Administrator	$99,247	20
Data Engineer	$127,192	19
UX Designer	$88,993	16
Electronics Engineer	$125,840	16
Mechanical Engineer	$119,818	16
IT Manager	$145,922	10

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Kforce.

Pay by level

$83.8kLevel I
Entry-level · 1% of filings

$112.9kLevel II
Mid-level · 55% of filings

$127.9kLevel III
Senior · 44% of filings

too fewLevel IV
Expert · 0% of filings

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By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$83,762	14
Mid-level · Level II	$112,923	756
Senior · Level III	$127,878	608
Expert · Level IV	too few	3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Kforce vs. industry peers

McKinsey & Company$192,000

Boston Consulting Group$190,000

PwC$180,000

Accenture$134,347

Deloitte$127,500 Kforce$117,832 Innova Solutions$112,986

Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 5416).

Where Kforce files

Dallas, TX$117,832279 filings · rent 1BR $1,536 · no state income tax Atlanta, GA$109,283114 filings · rent 1BR $1,619 New York, NY$128,21159 filings · rent 1BR $2,729 Charlotte, NC$112,98654 filings · rent 1BR $1,640 Miami, FL$106,34054 filings · rent 1BR $2,121 · no state income tax Los Angeles, CA$125,65352 filings · rent 1BR $2,402

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

Show all 34 metro areas

Metro area	Median	Filings
Dallas, TX	$117,832	279
Atlanta, GA	$109,283	114
New York, NY	$128,211	59
Charlotte, NC	$112,986	54
Miami, FL	$106,340	54
Los Angeles, CA	$125,653	52
San Jose, CA	$148,699	52
San Antonio, TX	$113,069	50
Seattle, WA	$118,414	42
Portland, OR	$113,880	37
Houston, TX	$109,814	36
Boston, MA	$131,082	35
Durham, NC	$125,029	33
Tampa, FL	$111,072	33
Chicago, IL	$107,453	29
San Francisco, CA	$155,605	27
Austin, TX	$114,754	25
Washington, DC	$126,090	22
San Diego, CA	$152,027	17
Providence, RI	$128,586	16
St. Louis, MO	$98,280	16
Baltimore, MD	$123,375	14
Concord, NH	$122,970	14
Fayetteville, AR	$127,878	14
Manchester, NH	$125,029	13
Salt Lake, UT	$125,715	13
Denver, CO	$113,589	12
Cincinnati, OH	$110,198	11
Columbus, OH	$102,627	11
Phoenix, AZ	$112,424	11
Madison, WI	$98,093	10
Orlando, FL	$115,721	10
Philadelphia, PA	$102,700	10
Pittsburgh, PA	$125,819	10

Salary details

Median salary$117,832

Middle 50%$106k–$132k

vs. all employers−4%comparison median $122,699

Filings1,381FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All employers

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,291 and $174,304.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$93,808
25th	$105,997
50th (median)	$117,832
75th	$131,997
90th	$147,846

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$94,307	$85,717	$106,475	846
FY2021	$100,485	$90,022	$110,344	1,176
FY2022	$107,016	$94,037	$115,253	829
FY2023	$114,067	$99,008	$121,222	722
FY2024	$113,443	$101,192	$122,699	653
FY2025	$117,832	$105,997	$130,021	783
FY2026	$116,709	$108,077	$134,971	598

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$117,832

Median prevailing wage$112,923

Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing

Filed at exactly the prevailing wage74%

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.

Job titles at Kforce

Job title	Median	Middle 50%	Filings
Senior Software Developer	$112,923	$108.1k–$123.7k	496
Advanced Software Developer	$134,347	$127.9k–$139.2k	393
Advanced Business Analyst	$102,253	$93.2k–$110.8k	122
Senior Data Analyst	$106,382	$95.4k–$129.4k	78
Senior Business Analyst	$83,824	$75.9k–$90.9k	47
Advanced Data Analyst	$119,142	$114.8k–$129.9k	33
Senior Network Architect	$115,586	$113.7k–$128.2k	15
Senior QA Analyst	$94,203	$86.9k–$108.7k	13
Senior Systems Administrator	$96,834	$87k–$101.4k	10

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Kforce

Kforce's filings list its industry as Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5416). Its main U.S. filing address is in Tampa, FL 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, Operations Research Analyst and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Website: kforce.com
Stock: Nasdaq: KFRC

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does Kforce sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Kforce filed 1,381 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 Kforce pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Kforce's H-1B filings is $117,832; half of filings fall between $105,997 and $131,997. Bonus and stock are not included.