H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Fullerton | 4 | $141,750 | $131,232 - $141,756 | 75.0% |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER | 3 | $150,000 | $150,000 - $150,000 | 33.3% |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | 2 | $151,000 | $150,000 - $152,000 | 100.0% |
| The University of Texas El Paso | 2 | $56,160 | $56,160 - $56,160 | 100.0% |
| Purdue University | 2 | $137,360 | $136,000 - $138,720 | 50.0% |
| EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | 1 | $129,200 | $129,200 - $129,200 | 100.0% |
| ELON UNIVERSITY | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 - $140,000 | 100.0% |
| FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | 1 | $109,000 | $109,000 - $109,000 | 100.0% |
| Hartwick College | 1 | $71,400 | $71,400 - $71,400 | 100.0% |
| LE MOYNE COLLEGE | 1 | $130,000 | $130,000 - $130,000 | 100.0% |
| MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 1 | $72,215 | $72,215 - $72,215 | 100.0% |
| MCDANIEL COLLEGE | 1 | $88,937 | $88,937 - $88,937 | 100.0% |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities | 1 | $126,441 | $126,441 - $126,441 | 100.0% |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 1 | $139,206 | $139,206 - $139,206 | 100.0% |
| President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College | 1 | $199,800 | $199,800 - $199,800 | 100.0% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater | WI | 3 | $150,000 |
| Berkeley | CA | 2 | $230,100 |
| Fullerton | CA | 2 | $130,004 |
| New York | NY | 2 | $189,438 |
| Philadelphia | PA | 2 | $164,500 |
| Poughkeepsie | NY | 2 | $48,930 |
| Dallas | TX | 2 | $227,500 |
| Brockport | NY | 2 | $122,500 |
| HOUSTON | TX | 2 | $235,000 |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | 1 | $240,000 |
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 Assistant Professor of Accounting with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor of Accounting | Unspecified | 170 | $136,000 |
| Assistant Professor, Accounting | Unspecified | 60 | $138,789 |
| Assistant Professor in Accounting | Unspecified | 13 | $135,064 |
| Assistant Processor - Accounting | Unspecified | 1 | $48,930 |
| Assistant Professor of Accouting | Unspecified | 1 | $95,000 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $129,200 | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 7 | $230,000 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | $130,008 | 80.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | $137,500 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | $136,860 | 71.4% |
| 2026 | 23 | $135,200 | 95.7% |
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| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Fullerton | 4 | $141,750 | 75.0% |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER | 3 | $150,000 | 33.3% |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | 2 | $151,000 | 100.0% |
| The University of Texas El Paso | 2 | $56,160 | 100.0% |
| Purdue University | 2 | $137,360 | 50.0% |