Costco Wholesale Corporation
H-1B pay data: 430 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
430
certified positions
$152,900
Median pay
$139,775
25th pct
$167,000
75th pct
$180,080
90th pct
$130,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 118 | $154,300 | $134,290 – $180,000 |
| Full Stack Engineer | 41 | $140,000 | $125,000 – $167,500 |
| Software Developer | 36 | $145,200 | $127,500 – $158,500 |
| Quality Engineer | 33 | $145,000 | $131,580 – $155,080 |
| Data Engineer | 24 | $155,000 | $135,180 – $170,200 |
| BI Engineer | 18 | $146,400 | $135,040 – $181,660 |
| Platform Engineer | 13 | $155,000 | $140,400 – $183,240 |
| DevOps Engineer | 10 | $147,350 | $135,000 – $166,130 |
| Solution Architect | 10 | $172,800 | $160,770 – $215,810 |
| Systems Architect | 10 | $171,950 | $164,580 – $176,920 |
| Functional Analyst | 9 | $145,700 | $140,920 – $165,860 |
| Security Engineer | 9 | $175,500 | $171,240 – $188,920 |
| Data Scientist | 6 | $161,050 | $120,500 – $208,250 |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 5 | $187,500 | $164,680 – $204,060 |
| SAP FICO Functional Analyst | 4 | $136,000 | $135,000 – $140,990 |
| Engineer | 3 | $165,000 | $149,000 – $165,000 |
| Full Stack Engineer 3 | 3 | $141,500 | $136,300 – $148,300 |
| Quality Engineer III | 3 | $137,600 | $127,520 – $137,760 |
| Cloud Engineer | 2 | $167,000 | $153,400 – $180,600 |
| Database Administrator | 2 | $141,050 | $135,890 – $146,210 |
| Endpoint Security Engineer | 2 | $201,000 | $192,200 – $209,800 |
| Full Stack Engineer – Merchandising | 2 | $160,000 | $160,000 – $160,000 |
| iOS Mobile App Developer | 2 | $147,500 | $129,500 – $165,500 |
| Principal Engineer | 2 | $217,500 | $215,500 – $219,500 |
| QA Analyst | 2 | $134,200 | $129,560 – $138,840 |
Showing the top 25 of 80 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$128,502
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 73 / 100 — Steady sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
430
H-1B LCA filings
115
PERM certifications
0.9%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.27
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 22 · trend 16 · denial 20 · consistency 10 · conversion 5. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+62%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$130,000$152,900 median$180,080
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 13.9%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 55 (13%), med $137,200Level II · Qualified — 249 (58%), med $150,000Level III · Experienced — 98 (23%), med $170,600Level IV · Fully competent — 26 (6%), med $190,200
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 345 | $152,200 | +18% · Above prevailing wage |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 33 | $139,100 | +39% · Above prevailing wage |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 18 | $175,500 | +14% · Above prevailing wage |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 12 | $178,350 | +34% · Above prevailing wage |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 9 | $153,400 | — |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 5 | $200,000 | — |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 3 | $153,000 | — |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299 | 2 | $187,500 | — |
| Web Developers 15-1254 | 1 | $127,300 | — |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 1 | $168,400 | — |
| Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 | 1 | $99,750 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 293 | $153,700 |
| Texas | 94 | $152,600 |
| Illinois | 20 | $141,300 |
| California | 5 | $170,000 |
| Florida | 2 | $143,500 |
| Utah | 2 | $173,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $147,500 |
| New York | 2 | $157,400 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $158,500 |
| New Jersey | 2 | $160,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $125,000 |
| Oregon | 1 | $125,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $155,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $130,000 |
| Ohio | 1 | $155,000 |
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.
All filings
Costco Wholesale Corporation has 430 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.