Lambda

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 26 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Jose, CA
Median base salary$259,000+111% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$223.1k–$296k
Level IV (expert) share73%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$213,512the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $140.6k25th $223.1kmedian $259k75th $296k90th $315k

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

What Lambda hires for

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

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$259,00010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Lambda.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 4% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 19% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 4% of filings
$267kLevel IV
Expert · 73% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV $267,000 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Lambda files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
San Francisco, CA$274,41417

Salary details

Median salary$259,000
Middle 50%$223.1k–$296k
vs. all employers+111%comparison median $122,699
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,397 and $420,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$140,591
25th$223,142
50th (median)$259,000
75th$296,000
90th$315,000

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$259,000
Median prevailing wage$213,512
Median difference+21.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage19%

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 Lambda

Lambda's filings list its industry as Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3341). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Jose, CA 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 Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Lambda sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Lambda filed 26 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 Lambda pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Lambda's H-1B filings is $259,000; half of filings fall between $223,142 and $296,000. Bonus and stock are not included.