State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services H-1B wage filings
Lakewood, WA. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services filed 18 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $109,495, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Psychiatrist 4 (5 filings, median $273,372).
- Filings since FY2020
- 18
- Positions covered
- 18
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 11
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services made 18 filings across 6 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 4 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 3 | $103,908 | n/a | $103,908 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 4 | $192,769 | +87.5% | $192,769 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 3 | $102,816 | −39.0% | $102,816 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 4 | $168,552 | n/a | $168,552 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrist 4 | 5 | $273,372 | at the minimum | |
| Application Developer - Journey | 3 | $71,700 | at the minimum | |
| Java Application Developer | 2 | $100,032 | at the minimum | |
| IT Data Management - Sr./Specialist | 1 | $112,165 | at the minimum | |
| IT Data Management/Sr. Specialist | 1 | $106,824 | +8.4% | |
| IT Functional Test Lead | 1 | $103,908 | at the minimum | |
| IT Quality Assurance Journey | 1 | $91,968 | at the minimum | |
| IT Sys Admin, Senior Specialist w/ Research & Data Analysis | 1 | $113,064 | +6.4% | |
| IT System Administrator – Senior/Specialist | 1 | $114,708 | at the minimum | |
| Java Web Application Development Lead | 1 | $117,785 | at the minimum | |
| Psychologist - Forensic Evaluator | 1 | $102,816 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood, WA | 8 | $265,404 |
| Olympia, WA | 5 | $106,824 |
| Lacey, WA | 4 | $106,099 |
| Medical Lake, WA | 1 | $102,816 |
By visa type: 18 H-1B. By outcome: 14 certified, 4 certified and later withdrawn.
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 State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services 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.