Qwest Corporation H-1B wage filings
Monroe, LA. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Also filed as Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC; Qwest Corporation d/b/a Lumen Technologies, Inc..
Qwest Corporation filed 29 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $131,013, 10.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Lead Software Engineer (9 filings, median $129,356).
- Filings
- 29
- Positions covered
- 29
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 18
- Worksite cities
- 18
- Filings since FY2020
- 228
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +21%
Offered wage since 2020
Qwest Corporation's median H-1B wage offer rose 21%, from $110,000 in fiscal 2020 to $133,166 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.2% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 58 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.
Qwest Corporation by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 21 | $133,166 | +5.9% | $125,570 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 29 | $125,716 | +5.6% | $112,507 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | $118,996 | −3.8% | $109,075 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 36 | $123,760 | +13.2% | $108,410 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 33 | $109,296 | +9.3% | $94,016 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 23 | $100,000 | −9.1% | $92,477 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 58 | $110,000 | n/a | $99,383 | +4.4% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Software Engineer | 9 | $129,356 | +7.3% | +2% since 2023 | |
| Lead Software Architect | 2 | $122,130 | +11.6% | ||
| Lead Software Developer | 2 | $128,768 | +4.6% | ||
| Senior Manager, Software Engineering | 2 | $159,324 | +9.4% | ||
| Director, Information Security | 1 | $181,688 | at the minimum | ||
| Lead IT Systems Analyst | 1 | $116,364 | +17.6% | ||
| Lead QA Engineer | 1 | $127,500 | +12.9% | ||
| Lead Software Developer - Federal | 1 | $156,550 | +16.0% | ||
| Product Owner | 1 | $102,000 | +10.2% | ||
| Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | 1 | $106,000 | +15.2% | ||
| Senior Information Security Engineer | 1 | $117,998 | +12.4% | ||
| Senior Lead Architect | 1 | $154,639 | +8.7% | ||
| SR Lead IT Systems Engineer | 1 | $160,000 | +11.6% | ||
| Senior Lead Network Engineer | 1 | $139,524 | +11.1% | ||
| Sr. Lead Program Manager | 1 | $115,000 | +15.3% | ||
| Senior Lead Technology Consultant | 1 | $149,500 | +10.8% | ||
| Senior Manager, Software Development | 1 | $164,112 | at the minimum | ||
| Senior Software Developer | 1 | $103,007 | +4.3% | 0% since 2020 | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | 5 | $117,998 |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 5 | $125,716 |
| Frisco, TX | 3 | $146,219 |
| Littleton, CO | 2 | $147,706 |
| Allen, TX | 1 | $102,000 |
| Aubrey, TX | 1 | $133,166 |
| Celina, TX | 1 | $127,500 |
| Chanhassen, MN | 1 | $163,200 |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $156,550 |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $126,235 |
| Erie, CO | 1 | $160,000 |
| Mckinney, TX | 1 | $116,364 |
Showing the 12 busiest of 18 worksite cities.
By visa type: 29 H-1B. By outcome: 28 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
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 Qwest Corporation 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.