21 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2023–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Merit Consulting Group, Inc's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Median offered wage is 0% above the DOL prevailing wage across 18 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Merit Consulting Group, Inc sponsors H-1B workers, with 21 certified LCAs on file (FY2023–FY2026), including 9 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $91,446 (P25 $81,702, P75 $101,504). With a 57% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Merit Consulting Group, Inc H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2023–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 6% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Software Developer I-200-26120-855786 | $108,012/yr | — | Somerset, NJ | Apr 30, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-26119-850564 | $84,968/yr | II | Lansing, MI | Apr 29, 2026 | Certified |
Business Analyst I-200-26119-850726 | $81,702/yr$39/hr as filed | II | Romeoville, IL | Apr 29, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-26119-850695 | $84,968/yr$40/hr as filed | II | Lansing, MI | Apr 29, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-26118-846086 | $106,434/yr | II | Salem, OR | Apr 28, 2026 | Certified |
Functional Analyst I-200-26118-843892 | $97,966/yr | II | Salem, OR | Apr 28, 2026 | Certified |
System Administrator I-200-26097-766106 | $85,000/yr | II | Eugene, OR | Apr 07, 2026 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25310-383131 | $111,000/yr | II | Jacksonville, FL | Nov 06, 2025 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25309-376527 | $103,000/yr | II | Jacksonville, FL | Nov 05, 2025 | Certified |
Functional Analyst I-200-25121-928829 | $75,733/yr | III | Salem, OR | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Data Analyst I-200-25101-858209 | $101,504/yr | II | Salem, OR | Apr 11, 2025 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-25080-795804 | $97,966/yr | — | Scottsdale, AZ | Mar 21, 2025 | Certified |
Lead Recruiter I-200-24330-498155 | $70,000/yr | II | Scottsdale, AZ | Nov 25, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24281-391005 | $91,446/yr | — | Gilbert, AZ | Oct 07, 2024 | Certified |
Functional Analyst I-200-24240-297448 | $103,730/yr | II | Salem, OR | Aug 27, 2024 | Certified |
System Monitoring Analyst I-200-24137-006006 | $82,950/yr | II | Salem, OR | May 16, 2024 | Certified |
System Monitoring Analyst I-200-24137-006016 | $82,950/yr | II | Salem, OR | May 16, 2024 | Certified |
Software Developer I-200-24109-903733 | $93,995/yr | II | Salem, OR | Apr 18, 2024 | Certified |
System Monitoring Analyst I-200-23173-134249 | $80,683/yr | II | Salem, OR | Jun 21, 2023 | Certified |
System Administrator I-200-23172-134198 | $80,683/yr | II | Salem, OR | Jun 21, 2023 | Certified |
System Monitoring Analyst I-200-23172-134150 | $80,683/yr | II | Salem, OR | Jun 21, 2023 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2023–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Apr and May — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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