H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
Total Filings
All time (charts below use selected years)Median Salary
Across filings in selected periodFiling Growth
454 → 770 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)Top Employers
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. | 448 | $137,411 | $61,200 - $225,000 | 74.3% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC | 230 | $134,996 | $61,776 - $206,000 | 59.1% |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 211 | $138,000 | $66,504 - $177,000 | 91.5% |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 98 | $260,000 | $190,000 - $400,000 | 92.9% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | 94 | $124,000 | $67,000 - $175,000 | 72.3% |
| Analysis Group, Inc. | 88 | $175,000 | $150,000 - $180,000 | 98.9% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC. | 58 | $200,000 | $91,700 - $275,000 | 84.5% |
| Milbank LLP | 55 | $325,000 | $143,998 - $435,000 | 92.7% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | 50 | $175,000 | $150,000 - $275,000 | 78.0% |
| LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | 45 | $235,000 | $190,000 - $445,000 | 100.0% |
| WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP | 42 | $300,000 | $200,000 - $420,000 | 85.7% |
| Cornerstone Research, Inc. | 39 | $175,000 | $175,000 - $210,000 | 97.4% |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Garrison LLP | 36 | $225,000 | $215,000 - $400,000 | 97.2% |
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | 35 | $175,000 | $95,000 - $225,000 | 85.7% |
| CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 33 | $125,000 | $100,000 - $150,000 | 90.9% |
| Experience Level | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 2,922 | $150,000 | $40,000 - $494,000 |
| Director | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 - $200,000 |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | NY | 1,209 | $165,000 |
| San Francisco | CA | 110 | $190,625 |
| NEW YORK | NY | 77 | $163,000 |
| Dallas | TX | 58 | $115,000 |
| Boston | MA | 56 | $175,000 |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 56 | $88,806 |
| Jersey City | NJ | 52 | $136,927 |
| Chicago | IL | 44 | $130,662 |
| Washington | DC | 36 | $188,732 |
| Houston | TX | 30 | $145,000 |
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 Associate with different seniority levels.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 454 | $139,243 | 96.0% |
| 2022 | 422 | $140,000 | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 510 | $150,000 | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 375 | $175,000 | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 770 | $150,000 | 56.1% |
| 2026 | 392 | $160,000 | 86.2% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. | 448 | $137,411 | 74.3% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC | 230 | $134,996 | 59.1% |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 211 | $138,000 | 91.5% |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 98 | $260,000 | 92.9% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | 94 | $124,000 | 72.3% |