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Kfa

#29,499 H-1B sponsor of 76,738
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Architectural Services ยท H-1B sponsor ยท FY2017โ€“2026

๐Ÿข Santa Monica, CA HQ๐ŸŒ kfalosangeles.com

Does Kfa sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Kfa has filed 12 H-1B LCAs and 7 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025โ€“2026 Kfa filed 3 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $94,494, about 23% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 2 green-card cases were decided.

Designer roles account for 42% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
12
(FY2017โ€“2026)
Median base pay
$94k
from 3 filings (FY2025โ€“2026)
Pay vs market
-23%
below national median ($122k, FY2025โ€“2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
7
(FY2018โ€“2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Kfa, LLP H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)3$94k
FY20241$87k
FY20221$69k
FY20193$72k
FY20181$63k
FY20173$65k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$71k
4% above the $68k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
100% entry to mid
3
LCA decisions
83.3% certified
10 of 12 filings
Withdrawn 2
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes ยท FY2017โ€“2023
Approved1 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment3 filings25%
Transfers in3 filings25%
Renewals6 filings50%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year โ€ 

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Kfa, LLP green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$89k
FY20251$84k
FY20211$73k
FY20193$79k
FY20181$75k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B3J-12

Worker backgrounds ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
China2Iran1Italy1Slovakia1
Top schools
Universita Degli Studi Di Roma " La Sapienza"1
Fields of study
Architecture5
Degrees
Master's5

Pay against the local market

Kfaโ€™s most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 83% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsKfa payLocal BLS medianโ€กvs market
ArchitectsLos Angeles, CA12$75,468$90,54683%

About Kfa

Name (DOL filings)
Kfa, LLP
Listed
โ€”
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Main filing location
Santa Monica, CA
Industry (NAICS)
Architectural Services
H-1B filings
12
Median base
$70,500
R&D
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