Public Administration WA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA

King County: H-1B Sponsorship Profile

King County in WA (Public Administration) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 3 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.

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King County workforce trust profile Two rising office-tower pillars encoding federal-records percentiles for the tracks this employer carries. King County Federal records · signal DOL H-1B · OSHA ITA 255075100 68 signal 14 signal Hiring Safety 3 filings Grade F
Higher = stronger signal vs. peers (live corpus percentile 0–100 per axis present on this profile). Source: DOL OFLC, OSHA ITA.

King County (WA): · 3 H-1B LCAs at a $159,000 disclosed median · OSHA Grade F (DART 5.45)

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, King County in WA carries 3 H-1B wage filings on record, a $159,000 median wage (above the $124,488 national median), a weak F OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.

  • 3 H-1B LCAs
  • $159,000 median wage
  • Grade F OSHA

The record at a glance

Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #12,546 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 68th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 74th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.

68th pct
H-1B filing rank
74th pct
median wage rank
14%
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.

F
Federal workforce composite
37/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · King County

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 B-
3 H-1B LCAs
#12,546 of 51,370 sponsors · 68th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay B
$159,000 median
74th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety F
OSHA Grade F · DART 5.45
Safer than 14% 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.

H-1B Filings

3

Established sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.

Median H-1B Salary

$159,000

Above national median. Across 3 disclosed positions

OSHA Safety Grade

Grade F · DART 5.45

Riskier than industry average. vs 2.31 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)

Where King County's H-1B wage sits nationally

Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings

$159,000 Top 26% higher than 74% of 272,125 US employers

$0–$20,000: 1 US employers (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 US employers (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 US employers (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 US employers (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 US employers (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 US employers (18%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 US employers (16%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 US employers (12%). This entry sits in this band. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 US employers (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 US employers (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 US employers (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 US employers (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 US employers (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 US employers (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 US employers (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 US employers (2%). Above this entry. King County $0 $320,000 every US employer with H-1B filings, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Government Data Summary

Field Value Source
Employer Name King County DOL OFLC / OSHA
Industry Public Administration NAICS / DOL
State WA U.S. Federal Records
H-1B Filings 3 DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Median Salary $159,000 DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
OSHA Safety Grade F OSHA ITA
OSHA DART Rate 5.45 OSHA ITA Establishment Records
Tracks not on file WARN notices Empty by design, not estimated

King County's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in WA (Public Administration). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #12,546 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 68th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 74th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 14% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.

H-1B Salary Data

Job Title Median
ERP Software Developer-Principal $162,644
ERP Software Developer - Senior $159,000
IT Engineer – Senior (Senior Data Engineer) $140,529

What the Data Says About King County

Signature stat: OSHA safety

If one number defines the safety story, it is the DART rate: 5.5 per 100 FTE is worse than 86% of peers with OSHA records (Grade F).

No WARN filings

No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for King County among Public Administration employers we track.

Top-quartile disclosed pay

Disclosed pay runs high: $159,000 median beats 74% of credible wage rows and sits above the $124,488 national median.

Heavy H-1B sponsor

King County in WA (Public Administration) filed 3 H-1B labor condition applications at a $159,000 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.

OSHA Safety Record

Grade F DART Rate: 5.45 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 2.31)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average

King County's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Public Administration).

Total reported injuries on file: 2,246.

How King County compares to Public Administration peers

King County's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Public Administration (home state WA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.

This employer

Public Administration · WA

King County

3 H-1B filings
Median H-1B
$159,000
OSHA grade
F
WARN notices
0

Public Administration · TX

NRG Energy, Inc.

26 H-1B filings
Median H-1B
$149,718
OSHA grade
A
WARN notices
3

Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate

Two federal-records peer sets for King County, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.

Similar OSHA DART rate

Nearest injury-rate peers outside WA (DART 5.45 here).

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 King County

For King County, read sponsorship pay (3 H-1B LCAs, median $159,000) next to the OSHA safety grade (F).

  • H-1B median is $159,000 across 3 disclosed-wage positions (of 3 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
  • Safety grade F reflects a DART rate read against the Public Administration average of 2.31 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work

King County'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.

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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 King County's H-1B wage sit nationally?

Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, King County's disclosed median of $159,000 sits at the 74th percentile (above the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.

How does King County's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?

King County has 3 H-1B filings on record, ranking #12,546 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 68th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.

What does King County's OSHA safety grade mean?

King County carries Grade F from its establishment injury record (2,246 injuries on file; DART 5.45). That DART rate is safer than roughly 14% 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.