Tools for Humanity

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 24 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$235,000+92% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$214.5k–$253.8k
Level IV (expert) share54%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$185,994the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $198k25th $214.5kmedian $235k75th $253.8k90th $283.5k

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

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 4% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 13% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 29% of filings
$247.5kLevel IV
Expert · 54% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $247,500 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Tools for Humanity files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Francisco, CA$240,00022

Salary details

Median salary$235,000
Middle 50%$214.5k–$253.8k
vs. all employers+92%comparison median $122,699
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $176,328 and $290,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$198,000
25th$214,500
50th (median)$235,000
75th$253,750
90th$283,500

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$235,000
Median prevailing wage$185,994
Median difference+26.5%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage4%

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 Tools for Humanity

Tools for Humanity'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 San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2021 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Research Scientist (Computer Science) and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Tools for Humanity sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Tools for Humanity filed 24 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 Tools for Humanity pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Tools for Humanity's H-1B filings is $235,000; half of filings fall between $214,500 and $253,750. Bonus and stock are not included.