Comparison
Filed Wages versus h1bdata.info
Same Labor Department file, different jobs: a row-level index and a percentile ledger. What each says about itself, checked on 2026-10-21.
Both sites start from the same public Labor Department file. They are built for different jobs. This page lists what each says about itself and what ours does; it was checked on 2026-10-21 and covers only what is on the public pages named in the sources.
| Filed Wages | h1bdata.info | |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data (certified filings) joined to BLS OEWS | Says it indexes LCA disclosure data from the Department of Labor |
| Coverage as stated | 400,956 certified filings with a usable wage (FY2026 Q3) | Says it indexed more than 3.8 million records between April 2016 and June 2026 |
| How you search | Look up an employer, or a job in a metro; browse by state | A search box plus browse menus by company, job title and city, and Highest Paid pages |
| Percentiles and OEWS comparison | On every page | Not mentioned on the home page we checked |
| Row-level records | Not shown | A search for matching records (the site describes itself as an index of the disclosure data) |
| Employer coverage | 10,250 employers | Search covers the indexed records |
When h1bdata.info fits
If you need to look through the individual filings for a job title, company or city across many years, a row-level index is the right tool, and h1bdata.info states a far larger record count than the aggregates here. It also notes that the DOL disclosure data does not indicate the employer's intended use for an LCA, which is true of the file for every site that uses it.
When Filed Wages fits
If you want to know where a wage sits (percentiles), how it compares with BLS OEWS, which wage level the filings name, and when the data is from, on one page. Coverage is much narrower: 10,250 employers. Read the methodology and the caveat about filed wages versus OEWS.
Corrections
If any statement about another site is out of date, it is a mistake to be fixed: the sources and the check date are below.