H-1B and green card employer
ZS Associates, Inc.
Evanston, IL NAICS 54161
ZS Associates's new-hire H-1B offers average 3.0 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
292certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$167,500median offer · middle half $141k to $200k
14%210 vs. 243 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
59certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at ZS Associates's offers
75 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at ZS Associates:
0 get one entry
29 get two entries
43 get three entries
28 get four entries
Compared with all employers
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
On the 2025-26 table, used for the March 2026 registration, the same offers average 3.1 entries (28% at Level IV).
Level stated vs level reached
all certified LCAs vs new-employment offersThe level an employer writes on the LCA is the prevailing-wage floor it chose for the job. The salary it offers can sit higher. The lottery counts the salary.
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
What ZS Associates offers
292 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
210 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$160,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
59 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 132 | $160,300 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 106 | $173,900 |
| Data Scientists | 26 | $154,500 |
| Software Developers | 10 | $149,750 |
| Management Analysts | 9 | $184,500 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 8 | $283,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton, NJ | 55 | $161,109 |
| New York, NY | 44 | $176,850 |
| South San Francisco, CA | 44 | $171,200 |
| Evanston, IL | 31 | $160,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 24 | $145,750 |
| Bellevue, WA | 21 | $162,000 |
| Boston, MA | 21 | $167,500 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 21 | $164,000 |
30% of these LCAs mark the employer as H-1B dependent, as declared on the filing.
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 14 | 0 | $162,000 |
| FY2024 | 41 | 0 | $168,000 |
| FY2025 | 66 | 1 | $190,000 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 59 | 0 | $174,117 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Business Technology Solutions Manager | $240,000 | |
| Decision Analytics Manager | $268,000 | |
| Associate Principal | $300,000 | |
| Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant | $160,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Consultant | $206,400 | |
| Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant | $160,000 | |
| Senior Director Product Management (Agentic Platform) | $290,000 | |
| Decision Analytics Consultant | $200,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $160,600 | |
| Decision Analytics Manager | $268,000 | |
| Associate Principal | $299,000 | |
| Decision Analytics Associate Consultant | $155,000 | |
| Decision Analytics Associate | $90,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $134,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $139,500 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Consultant | $170,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $139,500 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $134,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant | $160,600 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Consultant | $188,300 | |
| Advanced Data Science Associate Consultant | $151,000 | |
| Senior Associate, Digital Products | $137,500 | |
| Senior Lead, Digital Products | $185,000 | |
| Business Technology Solutions Consultant | $176,000 | |
| Decision Analytics Associate Consultant | $133,600 |