LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Founding Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Founding Engineer appears on 31 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 27 employers, which ranks it 268 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $175,000 a year (middle half: $153,316 to $215,000). The most common state is California (20).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $153,316 |
| Median (offered) | $175,000 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $215,000 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $158,974 |
The median offered wage is 10.1% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | 17% |
| Level II | 8 | 27% |
| Level III | 7 | 23% |
| Level IV | 10 | 33% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 20 |
| New York | 6 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Filings are spread across many smaller employers |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (28), Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (3). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.