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
62 → 115 filings, FY2008 to FY2014Top Employers
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | 8 | $95,504 | $86,499 - $125,340 | 75.0% |
| Northeastern University | 7 | $90,000 | $80,000 - $140,500 | 57.1% |
| New Mexico State University | 6 | $67,500 | $44,930 - $84,240 | 83.3% |
| The Ohio State University | 6 | $88,002 | $85,008 - $92,004 | 100.0% |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY | 6 | $72,760 | $46,990 - $145,000 | 83.3% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 5 | $78,000 | $67,000 - $85,453 | 80.0% |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | 5 | $75,006 | $68,544 - $75,006 | 100.0% |
| University of Connecticut | 5 | $75,000 | $75,000 - $75,000 | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST | 4 | $90,000 | $89,000 - $92,000 | 100.0% |
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY | 4 | $60,600 | $42,260 - $81,000 | 100.0% |
| LEWIS UNIVERSITY | 4 | $69,000 | $68,000 - $70,000 | 50.0% |
| George Mason University | 4 | $88,750 | $85,000 - $115,000 | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | 4 | $88,000 | $83,000 - $90,000 | 75.0% |
| University of Minnesota | 4 | $75,000 | $70,000 - $135,000 | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONCLEAR LAKE | 4 | $69,000 | $67,000 - $70,000 | 100.0% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON | MA | 7 | $90,400 |
| Boston | MA | 7 | $90,000 |
| LAWRENCEVILLE | GA | 6 | $79,000 |
| CHICAGO | IL | 5 | $88,000 |
| COLUMBUS | OH | 5 | $85,008 |
| LAS CRUCES | NM | 5 | $67,000 |
| ROCHESTER | NY | 4 | $75,750 |
| ROMEOVILLE | IL | 4 | $69,000 |
| PHILADELPHIA | PA | 4 | $84,500 |
| SEATTLE | WA | 4 | $114,408 |
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 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Unspecified | 425 | $77,007 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER, POSTSECONDARY | Unspecified | 15 | $80,556 |
| Computer Scence Teachers, Postsecondary | Unspecified | 1 | $75,000 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS, POSTSECONDATY | Unspecified | 1 | $55,898 |
| Computer Scienc Teachers, Postsecondary | Unspecified | 1 | $85,000 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62 | $71,752 | 98.4% |
| 2010 | 104 | $75,000 | 96.2% |
| 2011 | 39 | $70,225 | 92.3% |
| 2012 | 68 | $75,150 | 92.6% |
| 2013 | 55 | $82,000 | 94.5% |
| 2014 | 115 | $81,000 | 88.7% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | 8 | $95,504 | 75.0% |
| Northeastern University | 7 | $90,000 | 57.1% |
| New Mexico State University | 6 | $67,500 | 83.3% |
| The Ohio State University | 6 | $88,002 | 100.0% |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY | 6 | $72,760 | 83.3% |