Puget Sound Energy

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 17 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
  • Main U.S. filing address: Bellevue, WA
Median base salary$163,042+33% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$145.6k–$187.2k
Level IV (expert) share53%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$161,138the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $121.8k25th $145.6kmedian $163k75th $187.2k90th $198.4k

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

What Puget Sound Energy hires for

Bar: share of Puget Sound Energy's filings. Figure: median base salary.

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Systems Analyst$163,04211

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Puget Sound Energy.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Puget Sound Energy files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Seattle, WA$163,04217

Salary details

Median salary$163,042
Middle 50%$145.6k–$187.2k
vs. all employers+33%comparison median $122,699
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,000 and $218,919.
PercentileSalary
10th$121,820
25th$145,636
50th (median)$163,042
75th$187,203
90th$198,396

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $129,580 (17 filings) FY2021: median $128,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $135,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $153,023 (14 filings) FY2024: median $162,280 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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$129,580$111,935$135,09317
FY2021$128,000$121,000$137,17913
FY2022$135,000$121,442$143,45711
FY2023$153,023$139,682$164,81114
FY2024$162,280$151,269$174,66814
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––9

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$163,042
Median prevailing wage$161,138
Median difference+13.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage12%

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 Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy's filings list its industry as Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (Utilities sector, NAICS 2211). Its main U.S. filing address is in Bellevue, WA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Systems Analyst, IT Manager and Regulatory Affairs Specialist and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Puget Sound Energy sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Puget Sound Energy filed 17 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 Puget Sound Energy pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Puget Sound Energy's H-1B filings is $163,042; half of filings fall between $145,636 and $187,203. Bonus and stock are not included.