Memphis Light, Gas, and Water

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 21 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Administration of Economic Programs
  • Main U.S. filing address: Memphis, TN
Median base salary$115,045−6% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$98.9k–$123.4k
Level II (mid-level) share33%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$96,387the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $87.1k25th $98.9kmedian $115k75th $123.4k90th $138k

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Percentiles from Memphis Light, Gas, and Water's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Memphis Light, Gas, and Water hires for

Bar: share of Memphis Light, Gas, and Water's filings. Figure: median base salary.

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$114,04612

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Memphis Light, Gas, and Water.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Memphis Light, Gas, and Water files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Memphis, TN$115,04521

Salary details

Median salary$115,045
Middle 50%$98.9k–$123.4k
vs. all employers−6%comparison median $122,699
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,741 and $147,984.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,121
25th$98,862
50th (median)$115,045
75th$123,427
90th$137,987

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2022: median $101,471 (10 filings) FY2025: median $112,580 (10 filings) FY2026: median $118,775 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 11
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–––6
FY2021–––3
FY2022$101,471$97,859$104,62410
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––8
FY2025$112,580$99,684$116,58910
FY2026$118,775$102,939$137,98711

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$115,045
Median prevailing wage$96,387
Median difference+16.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Memphis Light, Gas, and Water

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Computer Software Specialist 3$116,074$112.3k–$118.6k10

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

About Memphis Light, Gas, and Water

Memphis Light, Gas, and Water's filings list its industry as Administration of Economic Programs (Public Administration sector, NAICS 9261). Its main U.S. filing address is in Memphis, TN 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, Systems Analyst and Civil Engineer and the main metro areas are Memphis, TN. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Memphis Light, Gas, and Water sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Memphis Light, Gas, and Water filed 21 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 Memphis Light, Gas, and Water pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Memphis Light, Gas, and Water's H-1B filings is $115,045; half of filings fall between $98,862 and $123,427. Bonus and stock are not included.