State of Washington Employment Security Department H-1B wage filings
Olympia, WA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
State of Washington Employment Security Department filed 11 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $101,858, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was IT Data Management – Senior/Specialist (6 filings, median $110,146).
- Filings since FY2020
- 11
- Positions covered
- 10
- Certified
- 90.9%
- Job titles
- 3
- Worksite cities
- 2
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
State of Washington Employment Security Department made 11 filings across 5 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2024, with 4 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.
State of Washington Employment Security Department by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 4 | $87,432 | −20.7% | $87,432 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 3 | $110,292 | n/a | $110,292 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Data Management – Senior/Specialist | 6 | $110,146 | at the minimum | |
| IT Quality Assurance Journey | 3 | $96,110 | at the minimum | |
| Economic Analyst 3 | 2 | $70,956 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Olympia, WA | 10 | $103,716 |
| Lacey, WA | 1 | $92,220 |
By visa type: 11 H-1B. By outcome: 6 certified, 4 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
What these numbers are
- They are wages State of Washington Employment Security Department 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.
Other employers based in Olympia, WA
- Washington State Department of Transportation5
- Washington Health Benefit Exchange21
- East2West Technologies Inc.16
- Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges15
- South Puget Sound Community College12
- Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts9
- Washington State Investment Board9
- Trinity Care Home Inc.7
- Washington State Office of Financial Management7
- Washington State Health Care Authority6