How much does Cougar Tech pay?

Cougar Tech has a median filed salary of $75,471 across 347 DOL filings, ranging from $60,000 to $94,037.

Does Cougar Tech pay above market?

Cougar Tech pays approximately 3.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Cougar Tech sponsor?

Cougar Tech files most often for: 15-1132, 15-1131, 15-1132.00, 15-1121, 15-1141.

Where does Cougar Tech hire?

Cougar Tech files most DOL cases in: California (140 filings), Texas (70 filings), TE (17 filings), Arizona (5 filings), New York (5 filings).

Cougar Tech 15-1132 Salary - DOL Verified Data

CA Approval Rate 87.0% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$85,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 302

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

87.0%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 98 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$47,200$73,861$85,000$98,384$160,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+8.3%

Cougar Tech pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

24 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
15-1132	98	$85,000	N/A	$73,861$73,861$85,000$98,384$98,384
15-1131	76	$55,500	N/A	$55,000$55,000$55,500$62,546$62,546
15-1132.00	42	$94,307	N/A	$94,037$94,037$94,307$94,307$94,307
15-1121	35	$62,733	N/A	$61,000$61,000$62,733$65,000$65,000
15-1141	21	$67,768	N/A	$60,000$60,000$67,768$80,000$80,000
15-1142	16	$68,487	N/A	$60,000$60,000$68,487$90,000$90,000
15-1252.00	10	$101,192	N/A	$96,866$96,866$101,192$112,923$112,923
Management Analysts	8	$60,000	-40.7%	$60,000$60,000$60,000$80,000$80,000
15-1133.00	7	$94,037	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199	6	$58,760	N/A	$58,760$58,760$58,760$60,798$60,798
15-1199.02	5	$76,856	N/A	$74,027$74,027$76,856$101,500$101,500
15-1133	3	$72,385	N/A	$65,000$65,000$72,385$86,611$86,611
15-1141.00	3	$86,000	N/A	$85,000$85,000$86,000$90,000$90,000
15-1243.00	3	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1251.00	3	$108,025	N/A	$94,890$94,890$108,025$121,160$121,160
13-1111.00	2	$76,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1253.00	2	$100,683	N/A	$88,088$88,088$100,683$113,277$113,277
13-1199.99	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1051.00	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121.00	1	$102,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1142.00	1	$77,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1242.00	1	$83,886	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts	1	$75,000	-17.8%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00	1	$85,467	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for 15-1132 at Cougar Tech

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2022	$120,931	$120,931	-	4900 Hopyard Road, Suite # 100 CA	Master's	Certified	PERM
Aug 2022	$120,931	$120,931	-	4900 Hopyard Road, Suite # 100 CA	Bachelor's	Denied	PERM
Sep 2021	$119,122	$119,122	-	Pleasanton CA	Master's	Denied	PERM
Sep 2019	$110,000	$97,656	-	Richfield MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$103,064	$103,064	-	Fremont CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$103,064	$103,064	-	Fremont CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$122,000	$121,077	-	San Francisco CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$110,000	$109,242	-	San Jose CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$112,000	$111,280	-	Agoura Hills CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$112,000	$111,280	-	Agoura Hills CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$94,000	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,539	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$100,000	$99,320	-	Lake Forest CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$85,000	$84,698	-	Cambridge MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$80,000	$78,624	-	Woonsocket RH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$85,000	$84,698	-	Cambridge MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$100,000	$98,384	-	IRVINE CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$110,864	$110,864	-	PALO ALTO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$91,000	$90,646	-	DALLAS TX	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2018	$110,000	$109,325	-	PLEASANTON CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$86,590	$86,590	-	WESTERVILLE OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$91,000	$92,768	-	BRONX NY	N/A	Denied	LCA
Mar 2018	$86,000	$85,925	-	SAN DIEGO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$81,500	$81,058	-	CHARLOTTESVILLE VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$74,000	$73,528	-	MASON OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$110,000	$109,325	-	CONCORD CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$98,384	$98,384	-	IRVINE CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$160,000	$131,165	-	PLEASANTON CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$160,000	$131,165	-	PLEASANTON CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$160,000	$131,165	-	PLEASANTON CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2017	$160,000	$131,165	-	PLEASANTON CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2017	$100,000	$93,038	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$61,000	$55,245	-	MASON OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$75,000	$74,714	-	FORT WORTH TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$65,000	$64,230	-	CHARLOTTESVILLE VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$72,363	$72,363	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$75,941	$75,941	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$75,941	$75,941	-	EL MONTE CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$69,000	$68,910	-	LAS VEGAS NV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$98,987	$98,987	-	SAN FRANCISCO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$142,064	$142,064	-	Dublin CA	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2016	$78,000	$77,917	-	MINNEAPOLIS MN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$78,000	$77,917	-	MINNEAPOLIS MN	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2016	$80,000	$78,853	-	SACRAMENTO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$100,360	$100,360	-	Dublin CA	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$142,064	$142,064	-	Dublin CA	Bachelor's	Denied	PERM
May 2016	$85,000	$60,778	-	LOUISVILLE KY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$61,000	$60,112	-	MIDVALE UT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$121,202	$121,202	-	Dublin CA	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2016	$76,107	$76,107	-	SAN FRANCISCO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$58,000	$55,141	-	ERLANGER KY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$126,630	$126,630	-	Dublin CA	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2015	$78,395	$78,395	-	MINNEAPOLIS MN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2014	$126,048	$126,048	-	Dublin CA	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2014	$75,000	$65,042	-	FORT WORTH TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$66,851	$66,851	-	ST. PAUL MN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$70,000	$56,742	-	WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$71,219	$71,219	-	DUBLIN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$57,574	$57,574	-	BIRMINGHAM AL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$93,600	$62,379	-	DALLAS TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$73,000	$71,219	-	DUBLIN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$73,861	$73,861	-	FOSTER CITY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$55,162	$55,162	-	SCHENECTADY NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$75,000	$65,042	-	FORT WORTH TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$75,000	$73,861	-	SAN FRANCISCO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$105,000	$62,379	-	PLANO TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$60,000	$57,574	-	BIRMINGHAM AL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$75,000	$73,174	-	BELLEVUE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$65,000	$50,877	-	RICHARDSON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$80,000	$66,331	-	ROUND ROCK TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$68,474	$68,474	-	WILMINGTON DE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$75,000	$73,174	-	BELLEVUE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2013	$75,000	$74,006	-	BELLEVUE WA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Aug 2013	$73,174	$73,174	-	SEATTLE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$60,736	$60,736	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$80,746	$80,746	-	SUNNYVALE CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$72,000	$71,261	-	DUBLIN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$79,000	$71,261	-	DUBLIN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$72,000	$71,261	-	DUBLIN CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$85,000	$76,690	-	FOSTER CITY CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$75,000	$71,261	-	FREMONT CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$47,200	$47,195	-	OMAHA NE	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

CA 140 TX 70 TE 17 AZ 5 NY 5 VA 5 OH 5 WA 5 MN 5 MA 4 DE 4 MI 4 IL 4 NC 4 NJ 3 AL 3 PA 3 PE 3 KY 2 NE 2 FL 2 LA 1 NV 1 UT 1 MD 1 GA 1 MO 1 RH 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

Cougar Tech - 15-1132