Whova

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 15 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Diego, CA
Median base salary$94,640−23% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$84.8k–$114.3k
Level II (mid-level) share53%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$94,640the required minimum for these jobs and places

Is your Whova offer competitive?

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

10th $80.7k25th $84.8kmedian $94.6k75th $114.3k90th $145.1k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Whova files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Diego, CA$94,72314

Salary details

Median salary$94,640
Middle 50%$84.8k–$114.3k
vs. all employers−23%comparison median $122,699
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,620 and $156,803.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,721
25th$84,791
50th (median)$94,640
75th$114,317
90th$145,063

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$94,640
Median prevailing wage$94,640
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage100%

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 Whova

Whova'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 Diego, CA 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, QA Engineer and Web Developer and the main metro areas are San Diego, CA and Mount Vernon, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Whova sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Whova filed 15 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 Whova pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Whova's H-1B filings is $94,640; half of filings fall between $84,791 and $114,317. Bonus and stock are not included.