ZS Associates, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Evanston, IL · Industry: Professional and IT services

Short answer

Yes, ZS Associates, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 190 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $160,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

190

#181 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$160,000

+27% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

59

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

49% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 190 filings

What ZS Associates, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$125,000
25th pct
$137,125
Median
$160,000
75th pct
$188,150
90th pct
$227,864

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 0%
  • Level II · qualified · 49%
  • Level III · experienced · 34%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 17%

Of 189 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles ZS Associates, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant Information Technology Project Managers 51 $135,000 $130,000 – $140,450
Decision Analytics Consultant Operations Research Analysts 26 $173,100 $164,950 – $189,425
Business Technology Solutions Consultant Information Technology Project Managers 22 $170,200 $164,125 – $179,325
Decision Analytics Associate Consultant Operations Research Analysts 15 $141,500 $135,300 – $144,800
Advanced Data Science Associate Consultant Data Scientists 12 $146,000 $140,000 – $151,000
Business Technology Solutions Manager Information Technology Project Managers 6 $242,250 $218,325 – $256,125
Decision Analytics Manager Operations Research Analysts 5 $239,242 $209,100 – $268,000
Decision Analytics Associate Operations Research Analysts 4 $102,650 $95,625 – $111,250

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Princeton, NJ40$143,250
South San Francisco, CA32$167,650
New York, NY28$174,650
Thousand Oaks, CA16$164,000
Evanston, IL16$157,500
Bellevue, WA14$153,000
Boston, MA13$164,600
Philadelphia, PA12$130,750

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who ZS Associates, Inc. files for

New hires35%

66 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions24%

46 — Usually a new location or role

Extensions of current workers23%

44 — Continuing H-1B employment with ZS Associates, Inc.

Transfers from other employers14%

27 — People switching to ZS Associates, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 14% of positions are transfers from other employers, so ZS Associates, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20231400288
FY20244103392
FY20256612480
FY2026 so far5902512

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

H-1B dependent employer

A large share of its workforce is on H-1B, so DOL requires extra recruitment attestations.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. · Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Questions about ZS Associates, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does ZS Associates, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. ZS Associates, Inc. had 190 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #181 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at ZS Associates, Inc.?

The median is $160,000; the middle half of filings fall between $137,125 and $188,150. The most-filed title, Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant, has a median of $135,000.

Does ZS Associates, Inc. sponsor green cards?

ZS Associates, Inc. had 59 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.