H-1B Filings
11
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Public Administration VA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Virginia Department of Transportation: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Virginia Department of Transportation in VA (Public Administration) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 11 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VA): · 11 H-1B LCAs at a $123,971 disclosed median · OSHA Grade A (DART 1.12)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Virginia Department of Transportation in VA carries 11 H-1B wage filings on record, a $123,971 median wage across 10 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a strong A OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 11 H-1B LCAs
- $123,971 median wage
- Grade A OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 50th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 90th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 50th pct
- median wage rank
- 51%
- 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
47/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Virginia Department of Transportation
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+
11 H-1B LCAs
#4,638 of 51,370 sponsors · 90th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay C-
$123,971 median
50th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C-
OSHA Grade A · DART 1.12
Safer than 51% 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.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Virginia Department of Transportation's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 6 in FY2024 to 2 in FY2025 (-66.7%).
Median H-1B Salary
$123,971
Near national median. Across 10 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade A · DART 1.12
Safer than industry average. vs 2.31 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Virginia Department of Transportation's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$123,971 Top 50% higher than 50% of 272,125 US employers
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 | Virginia Department of Transportation | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Public Administration | NAICS / DOL |
| State | VA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 11 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $123,971 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | A | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 1.12 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Virginia Department of Transportation's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in VA (Public Administration). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 50th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 51% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $137,505 |
| Area Construction Engineer | $134,075 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III | $129,574 |
| Senior Planning and Data Specialist | $124,984 |
| Area Construction Engineer | $123,971 |
| Business Data Analyst/Decision Scientist | $118,997 |
| Senior Pavement Engineer, Architect Engineer II | $116,254 |
| Architect Engineer I | $106,892 |
| Planning Specialist Senior | $103,030 |
| Engineer Project Management, Architect/Engineer I | $102,189 |
What the Data Says About Virginia Department of Transportation
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Virginia Department of Transportation's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 11 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 90% of sponsors in this corpus (#4,638 of 51,370).
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 66.7% from FY2024 (6 → 2).
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 123 injuries at a DART rate of 1.1 against a 2.3 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade A).
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Virginia Department of Transportation among Public Administration employers we track.
Typical disclosed pay
A $123,971 disclosed median lands near the middle of the wage distribution (50th percentile vs $124,488 nationally).
OSHA Safety Record
Grade A DART Rate: 1.12 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 2.31)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Virginia Department of Transportation'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: 123.
Where Virginia Department of Transportation sits
This employer among Public Administration H-1B peers
Across the 27 Public Administration sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Virginia Department of Transportation files more petitions than 85% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 65%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (11 filings · $123,971 median here).
Each muted dot is one public administration peer from a filings-stratified sample of 26; the brand marker is Virginia Department of Transportation. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Virginia Department of Transportation compares to Public Administration peers
Virginia Department of Transportation's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Public Administration (home state VA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Virginia Department of Transportation
11 H-1B filings
New England Center for Children, Inc.
41 H-1B filings
NRG Energy, Inc.
26 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Virginia Department of Transportation, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside VA (DART 1.12 here).
- ADL Final Mile (NE) · DART 1.12
- Alter Trading (IA) · DART 1.12
- API INDUSTRIES INC. (NY) · DART 1.12
- Argon Industries (WI) · DART 1.12
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 Virginia Department of Transportation
For Virginia Department of Transportation, read sponsorship pay (11 H-1B LCAs, median $123,971) next to the OSHA safety grade (A).
- H-1B median is $123,971 across 10 disclosed-wage positions (of 11 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade A reflects a DART rate read against the Public Administration average of 2.31 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Virginia Department of Transportation'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
- New England Center for Children, Inc. (MA) - 41 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- NRG Energy, Inc. (TX) - 26 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- New York Power Authority (NY) - 24 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Virginia Department of Transportation's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Virginia Department of Transportation's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Virginia Department of Transportation next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Virginia Department of Transportation's #4,638 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 Virginia Department of Transportation's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Virginia Department of Transportation's disclosed median of $123,971 sits at the 50th 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 Virginia Department of Transportation's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Virginia Department of Transportation has 11 H-1B filings on record, ranking #4,638 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 90th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Virginia Department of Transportation's OSHA safety grade mean?
Virginia Department of Transportation carries Grade A from its establishment injury record (123 injuries on file; DART 1.12). That DART rate is safer than roughly 51% 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.