LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Upwork H-1B sponsor data for IT roles
Short answer
Upwork filed 9 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 1,714 of 3,365 employers with five or more IT filings. The most common occupation is software developers (7 filings) and the most common state is CA (8).
Upwork filings by occupation
| Occupation | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 7 | 78% |
| Data Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Most common job titles
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 |
| Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack | 1 |
| Lead Machine Learning Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 |
Where the roles are
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| CA | 8 |
| TX | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Capitola, CA | 2 |
| Pacifica, CA | 2 |
| San Jose, CA | 2 |
| Fremont, CA | 1 |
| Leander, TX | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | 14% |
| Level IV | 6 | 86% |
Most filings (86%) are at Level IV. The median offered wage on these filings is $247,655 a year against a median prevailing wage of $172,661, which is 27.1% above 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 developers, like Upwork
| Employer | IT filings |
|---|---|
| Remote Tiger | 9 |
| First Federal Credit Union | 9 |
| Flexible Finance | 9 |
| Blue Spire | 9 |
| Nexsolv | 9 |
| Hussmann | 9 |
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 Upwork make for IT roles?
9 labor condition applications in this dataset (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026). By decision year: 2025: 6, 2026: 3.
What wage did Upwork offer on these filings?
The median offered wage was $247,655 a year against a median prevailing wage of $172,661, 27.1% above the prevailing wage.