LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Upgrade H-1B sponsor data for IT roles
Short answer
Upgrade filed 14 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations in the DOL disclosure data (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), which ranks it 1,072 of 3,365 employers with five or more IT filings. The most common occupation is software quality assurance analysts and testers (4 filings) and the most common state is CA (12).
Upgrade filings by occupation
| Occupation | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 4 | 29% |
| Software Developers | 3 | 21% |
| Information Security Analysts | 2 | 14% |
| Data Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Most common job titles
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Senior Qa Automation Engineer | 2 |
| Data Scientist | 1 |
| Sr. Qa Automation Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Application Security Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer | 1 |
| Principal Application Security Engineer | 1 |
Where the roles are
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| CA | 12 |
| GA | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 12 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | 7% |
| Level III | 6 | 43% |
| Level IV | 7 | 50% |
Most filings (50%) are at Level IV. The median offered wage on these filings is $163,613 a year against a median prevailing wage of $163,613, which is in line with the prevailing wage. 100% of filings offer at least the prevailing wage listed on the same filing. 100% are full time. See prevailing wages by occupation and area for the DOL levels.
Employers filing in software quality assurance analysts and testers, like Upgrade
| Employer | IT filings |
|---|---|
| Sonatus | 14 |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance | 15 |
| Zenith Infotek | 15 |
| Amensys | 15 |
| Cbs Interactive | 16 |
| Fanatics Retail Fulfillment | 16 |
About this data
Source and definitions are on the H-1B sponsors guide. An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Questions
How many H-1B filings did Upgrade make for IT roles?
14 labor condition applications in this dataset (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026). By decision year: 2025: 2, 2026: 12.
What wage did Upgrade offer on these filings?
The median offered wage was $163,613 a year against a median prevailing wage of $163,613, in line with the prevailing wage.