H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
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13 → 1 filings, FY2009 to FY2016Top Employers
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANDEL ARCHITECTS LLP | 11 | $52,000 | $41,101 - $55,000 | 100.0% |
| RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS PC | 10 | $45,000 | $40,000 - $65,000 | 100.0% |
| Handel Architects LLP | 10 | $47,000 | $40,040 - $64,000 | 90.0% |
| The Gluck Architectural Collaborative, P.C. | 8 | $44,006 | $43,000 - $51,000 | 75.0% |
| MIHAI RADU ARCHITECTS, PLLC | 5 | $40,643 | $40,040 - $42,000 | 100.0% |
| REX ARCHITECTURE, P.C. | 4 | $43,050 | $41,101 - $50,000 | 50.0% |
| GALAXY NEW YORK, INC. | 4 | $40,040 | $40,040 - $40,040 | 25.0% |
| Weiss/Manfredi Architects LLP | 4 | $39,520 | $39,000 - $44,000 | 50.0% |
| ODA ARCHITECTURE | 3 | $42,000 | $42,000 - $45,000 | 100.0% |
| DEBORAH BERKE & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS LLP | 3 | $50,000 | $49,358 - $70,000 | 100.0% |
| OBRA ARCHITECTS, P.C. | 3 | $40,040 | $40,040 - $40,040 | 66.7% |
| ANDREW L. PETTIT, ARCHITECT | 3 | $41,520 | $41,520 - $41,520 | 100.0% |
| New York Design Architects, LLP. | 3 | $47,112 | $47,112 - $47,112 | 33.3% |
| MICHAEL GRAVES & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 3 | $50,000 | $50,000 - $50,000 | 66.7% |
| TOSHIKO MORI ARCHITECT PLLC | 3 | $60,000 | $55,000 - $60,000 | 66.7% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK | NY | 135 | $45,000 |
| BROOKLYN | NY | 18 | $44,500 |
| BRONX | NY | 4 | $40,040 |
| PRINCETON | NJ | 3 | $50,000 |
| SOUTH AMBOY | NJ | 3 | $52,000 |
| GREAT NECK | NY | 3 | $42,000 |
| BIRMINGHAM | AL | 1 | $36,000 |
| SPRINGFIELD | NJ | 1 | $29,557 |
| BOSTON | MA | 1 | $40,000 |
| CAMBRIDGE | MA | 1 | $50,773 |
Across the 244,862 petitions we hold for the H-1B cap lottery as a whole, the I-129 filing records the beneficiary's actual pay alongside their country of birth, education and gender. A raw pay gap between two groups is mostly a statement about which jobs they hold — so each gap below is shown twice: as it looks raw, and again measured within the same job title. The second number is the one to read.
Gender is here as the control. Our decomposition of the H-1B gender pay gap found that gap is sorting almost entirely — it survives the correction at under a percent. Country of birth and education do not behave that way: part of each gap is job mix, and a real difference is still standing after the correction.
| Group | Petitions | Median actual pay | Raw gap vs everyone | Within the same job title | Explained by job mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 164,659 | $90,397 | -$2,288 | -$2,411 | — |
| China | 35,095 | $110,000 | +$17,315 | +$8,896 | 48.6% |
| Philippines | 1,863 | $64,000 | -$28,685 | -$594 | 97.9% |
60 other values (39,441 petitions) are not shown, because too few of their petitions sit in a job title big enough to compare within. Only a raw figure exists there — and a raw figure is the thing this table corrects, so ranking it beside these would mislead rather than inform.
| Group | Petitions | Median actual pay | Raw gap vs everyone | Within the same job title | Explained by job mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's degree | 102,816 | $91,104 | -$896 | -$262 | — |
| Bachelor's degree | 88,784 | $90,000 | -$2,000 | -$1,219 | 39.0% |
| Doctorate degree | 11,783 | $128,400 | +$36,400 | +$17,739 | 51.3% |
| Professional degree | 2,272 | $150,000 | +$58,000 | +$24,154 | 58.4% |
One other value (103 petitions) is not shown, because too few of its petitions sit in a job title big enough to compare within. Only a raw figure exists there — and a raw figure is the thing this table corrects, so ranking it beside these would mislead rather than inform.
| Group | Petitions | Median actual pay | Raw gap vs everyone | Within the same job title | Explained by job mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 164,128 | $93,891 | +$1,206 | -$361 | — |
| Women | 80,734 | $90,000 | -$2,685 | +$469 | — |
How to read this. The within-occupation figure compares people holding the same job title, weighted by how many petitions sit in each title. Titles encode seniority, so equal pay within a title does not rule out differences in reaching that title — the same limitation that applies to any controlled pay-gap number. Figures are base pay only: the I-129 reports prospective base compensation, with no equity or bonus, so this is not total compensation. Coverage is FY2021–FY2024 cap-subject H-1B lottery petitions that carry both a pay figure and a job title — a one-time FOIA snapshot, not a live feed. Aggregates only, with small counts suppressed. Source: I-129 petition data sourced from USCIS, obtained by Bloomberg.
These roles are variations of ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER ( INTERN LEVEL) with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER ( INTERN LEVEL) | Unspecified | 170 | $46,691 |
| ARCHIECTURAL DESIGNER ( INTERN LEVEL) | Unspecified | 1 | $40,000 |
| ARCHTECTURAL DESIGNER ( INTERN LEVEL) | Unspecified | 1 | $45,000 |
| ARCITECTURAL DESIGNER (INTERN LEVEL) | Unspecified | 1 | $53,290 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | $52,000 | 61.5% |
| 2010 | 20 | $47,112 | 60.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | $40,040 | 62.5% |
| 2012 | 29 | $45,000 | 79.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | $46,500 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | $45,500 | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 36 | $44,340 | 97.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | $50,000 | 100.0% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDEL ARCHITECTS LLP | 11 | $52,000 | 100.0% |
| RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS PC | 10 | $45,000 | 100.0% |
| Handel Architects LLP | 10 | $47,000 | 90.0% |
| The Gluck Architectural Collaborative, P.C. | 8 | $44,006 | 75.0% |
| MIHAI RADU ARCHITECTS, PLLC | 5 | $40,643 | 100.0% |