Makcats

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 27 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Grand Rapids, MI
Median base salary$86,000−30% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$75k–$91k
Level II (mid-level) share81%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$85,426the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $68.5k25th $75kmedian $86k75th $91k90th $95k

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

What Makcats hires for

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

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$91,00016

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Makcats.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 15% of filings
$86kLevel II
Mid-level · 81% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 4% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $86,000 22
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Makcats files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Grand Rapids, MI$83,00026

Salary details

Median salary$86,000
Middle 50%$75k–$91k
vs. all employers−30%comparison median $122,699
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,260 and $109,870.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,536
25th$75,000
50th (median)$86,000
75th$91,000
90th$95,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2024: median $82,337 (10 filings) FY2025: median $78,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $91,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 0 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––0
FY2024$82,337$65,733$107,67710
FY2025$78,000$69,742$86,00017
FY2026$91,000$82,750$94,00010

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$86,000
Median prevailing wage$85,426
Median difference+1.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage11%

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 Makcats

Makcats'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 Grand Rapids, MI and its filings in the data run from FY2024 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Systems Engineer / Architect and Web Developer and the main metro areas are Grand Rapids, MI and Philadelphia, PA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Makcats sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Makcats filed 27 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 Makcats pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Makcats's H-1B filings is $86,000; half of filings fall between $75,000 and $91,000. Bonus and stock are not included.