LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Forward Deployed Engineer appears on 60 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 18 employers, which ranks it 157 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $154,458 a year (middle half: $145,000 to $178,750). The most common state is New York (38).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $145,000 |
| Median (offered) | $154,458 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $178,750 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $131,997 |
The median offered wage is 17% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 14 | 24% |
| Level II | 29 | 49% |
| Level III | 15 | 25% |
| Level IV | 1 | 2% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 38 |
| California | 9 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Palantir | 31 |
| Salesforce | 8 |
| People Center D/B/A Rippling | 1 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (40), Data Scientists (19). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.