VeriSign

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 29 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Reston, VA
Median base salary$158,227+29% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$143k–$173.8k
Level IV (expert) share87%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$134,940the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $134.2k25th $143kmedian $158.2k75th $173.8k90th $192.2k

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

What VeriSign hires for

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

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$153,83117

Jobs with at least 10 filings at VeriSign.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 13% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
$173.8kLevel IV
Expert · 87% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $173,763 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where VeriSign files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Washington, DC$156,17025

Salary details

Median salary$158,227
Middle 50%$143k–$173.8k
vs. all employers+29%comparison median $122,699
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,780 and $202,333.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,223
25th$143,000
50th (median)$158,227
75th$173,763
90th$192,215

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $118,102 (31 filings) FY2021: median $119,933 (30 filings) FY2022: median $119,933 (21 filings) FY2023: median $145,245 (10 filings) FY2024: median $146,945 (22 filings) FY2025: median $151,873 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 31
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$118,102$101,462$138,34131
FY2021$119,933$97,406$138,70530
FY2022$119,933$116,168$133,64021
FY2023$145,245$137,316$151,07510
FY2024$146,945$135,314$151,12922
FY2025$151,873$137,598$160,45120
FY2026–––9

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$158,227
Median prevailing wage$134,940
Median difference+12.5%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 VeriSign

VeriSign'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 Reston, VA 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, Network Administrator and Database Administrator and the main metro areas are Washington, DC, Dallas, TX and Austin, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does VeriSign sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. VeriSign filed 29 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 VeriSign pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on VeriSign's H-1B filings is $158,227; half of filings fall between $143,000 and $173,763. Bonus and stock are not included.