H-1B wage filings in Lakeland, FL
Jobs with a worksite in Lakeland, Florida. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
126 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Lakeland, FL as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 44 employers. The median offered wage was $142,931, 10.8% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Senior Software Engineer (19).
- Filings
- 126
- Positions covered
- 280
- Employers
- 44
- Median offered
- $142,931
- Median prevailing wage
- $119,787
- Filings since FY2020
- 965
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +58%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Lakeland, FL rose 58%, from $84,978 in fiscal 2020 to $133,869 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 10.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 190 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Lakeland, FL by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 102 | $133,869 | −5.0% | $117,000 | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 132 | $140,895 | +19.3% | $111,343 | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 133 | $118,104 | +15.8% | $90,501 | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 118 | $102,000 | −0.1% | $83,741 | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 145 | $102,055 | +7.4% | $85,093 | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 190 | $95,056 | +11.9% | $75,296 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 145 | $84,978 | n/a | $77,688 | +11.9% |
Employers filing for jobs in Lakeland
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 44. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Lakeland
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 19 | $150,007 | +6.7% | |
| Lead Software Engineer | 13 | $169,897 | +20.9% | |
| Software Developer | 7 | $99,840 | at the minimum | |
| Assistant Professor | 4 | $89,000 | +67.4% | |
| Diagnostic Radiologist | 3 | $425,000 | +158.8% | |
| IS Principal Engineer 2 | 3 | $211,146 | +37.7% | |
| IT Delivery Manager | 3 | $205,647 | +8.9% | |
| Senior Manager | 3 | $172,600 | +54.6% | |
| Assistant Professor of Management | 2 | $88,210 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Manager | 2 | $145,543 | +69.5% | |
| Cardiologist | 2 | $133,869 | at the minimum | |
| Designer | 2 | $107,973 | at the minimum | |
| Full Stack Developer Advisor | 2 | $140,525 | at the minimum | |
| Information Technology Delivery Manager | 2 | $204,906 | +8.5% | |
| Inspector | 2 | $65,728 | at the minimum | |
| IS Principal Engineer | 2 | $164,307 | +16.9% | |
| Medical Technologist | 2 | $96,086 | +111.6% | |
| Occupational Therapist | 2 | $73,902 | at the minimum | |
| Physical Therapist | 2 | $71,885 | at the minimum | |
| Primary Care Physician | 2 | $216,227 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 | $183,388 | +30.5% | |
| Project Engineer | 2 | $87,000 | +4.5% | |
| Senior Revenue Science Analyst | 2 | $101,621 | +45.4% | |
| Software Architect | 2 | $127,499 | +167.3% | |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $100,626 | +24.6% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.