StarsHR

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Pittsburgh, PA
Median base salary$91,000−26% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$81.7k–$97.3k
Level I (entry-level) share58%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$73,757the required minimum for these jobs and places

Is your StarsHR offer competitive?

Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with StarsHR's certified filings for the same job.

10th $73.8k25th $81.7kmedian $91k75th $97.3k90th $99.8k

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

What StarsHR hires for

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

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$94,30010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at StarsHR.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where StarsHR files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Pittsburgh, PA$91,00012

Salary details

Median salary$91,000
Middle 50%$81.7k–$97.3k
vs. all employers−26%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,757 and $103,542.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,781
25th$81,680
50th (median)$91,000
75th$97,290
90th$99,756

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$91,000
Median prevailing wage$73,757
Median difference+13.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage17%

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 StarsHR

StarsHR'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 Pittsburgh, PA 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 and QA Engineer and the main metro areas are Pittsburgh, PA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does StarsHR sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. StarsHR filed 12 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 StarsHR pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on StarsHR's H-1B filings is $91,000; half of filings fall between $81,680 and $97,290. Bonus and stock are not included.