H-1B Filings
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Established sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Transportation & Warehousing VA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Estes Express Lines: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Estes Express Lines in VA (Transportation & Warehousing) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 7 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Estes Express Lines (VA): · 7 H-1B LCAs at a $120,982 disclosed median · OSHA Grade B (DART 1.51)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Estes Express Lines in VA carries 7 H-1B wage filings on record, a $120,982 median wage (below the $124,488 national median), a solid B OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 7 H-1B LCAs
- $120,982 median wage
- Grade B OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #6,771 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 85th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 48th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 85th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 48th pct
- median wage rank
- 46%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
D
Federal workforce composite
44/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Estes Express Lines
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A
7 H-1B LCAs
#6,771 of 51,370 sponsors · 85th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay D
$120,982 median
48th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety D
OSHA Grade B · DART 1.51
Safer than 46% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
Median H-1B Salary
$120,982
Near national median. Across 7 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade B · DART 1.51
Safer than industry average. vs 2.55 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Estes Express Lines's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$120,982 Top 52% higher than 48% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Estes Express Lines | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Transportation & Warehousing | NAICS / DOL |
| State | VA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 7 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $120,982 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | B | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 1.51 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Estes Express Lines's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in VA (Transportation & Warehousing). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #6,771 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 85th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 48th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 46% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Architect, Center of Improvement-IT | $153,332 |
| Developer III, RPG Applications | $131,500 |
| Project Manager II | $124,611 |
| Software Engineer | $120,982 |
| Engineer II | $112,830 |
| Software Engineer II | $110,216 |
| Engineer II | $104,887 |
What the Data Says About Estes Express Lines
Signature stat: WARN history
Even with zero WARN notices, Estes Express Lines still sits in the bottom third for layoff cleanliness — other employers have equally quiet records.
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 50% from FY2024 (2 → 1).
Heavy H-1B sponsor
Estes Express Lines in VA (Transportation & Warehousing) filed 7 H-1B labor condition applications at a $120,982 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 90 injuries at a DART rate of 1.5 against a 2.6 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade B).
Typical disclosed pay
A $120,982 disclosed median lands near the middle of the wage distribution (48th percentile vs $124,488 nationally).
OSHA Safety Record
Grade B DART Rate: 1.51 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 2.55)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Estes Express Lines's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Transportation & Warehousing).
Total reported injuries on file: 90.
Where Estes Express Lines sits
This employer among Transportation & Warehousing H-1B peers
Across the 120 Transportation & Warehousing sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Estes Express Lines files more petitions than 18% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 26%, the selective, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (7 filings · $120,982 median here).
Each muted dot is one transportation & warehousing peer from a filings-stratified sample of 40; the brand marker is Estes Express Lines. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Estes Express Lines compares to Transportation & Warehousing peers
Estes Express Lines's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Transportation & Warehousing (home state VA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Estes Express Lines
7 H-1B filings
Apple Inc.
6,047 H-1B filings
Amazon.com Services LLC
5,757 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Estes Express Lines, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside VA (DART 1.51 here).
- Acuity Brands (IN) · DART 1.51
- Advantage Solutions (NC) · DART 1.51
- Aisan (KY) · DART 1.51
- Array Technologies Inc. (NM) · DART 1.51
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Estes Express Lines
For Estes Express Lines, read sponsorship pay (7 H-1B LCAs, median $120,982) next to the OSHA safety grade (B).
- H-1B median is $120,982 across 7 disclosed-wage positions (of 7 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade B reflects a DART rate read against the Transportation & Warehousing average of 2.55 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Estes Express Lines's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Apple Inc. (CA) - 6,047 H-1B filings in the same Transportation & Warehousing roster
- Amazon.com Services LLC (WA) - 5,757 H-1B filings in the same Transportation & Warehousing roster
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA) - 737 H-1B filings in the same Transportation & Warehousing roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Estes Express Lines's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Estes Express Lines's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Estes Express Lines next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Estes Express Lines's #6,771 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Estes Express Lines's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Estes Express Lines's disclosed median of $120,982 sits at the 48th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Estes Express Lines's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Estes Express Lines has 7 H-1B filings on record, ranking #6,771 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 85th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Estes Express Lines's OSHA safety grade mean?
Estes Express Lines carries Grade B from its establishment injury record (90 injuries on file; DART 1.51). That DART rate is safer than roughly 46% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.