H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
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30 → 1 filings, FY2008 to FY2015Top Employers
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEPSICO, INC. | 14 | $89,043 | $68,400 - $142,100 | 78.6% |
| KELLOGG NORTH AMERICA COMPANY | 9 | $81,100 | $66,660 - $95,500 | 100.0% |
| KERRY INC. | 8 | $65,031 | $47,902 - $110,000 | 87.5% |
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | 7 | $68,000 | $65,148 - $82,440 | 100.0% |
| Mead Johnson & Company, LLC | 7 | $57,450 | $45,240 - $84,211 | 100.0% |
| GIVAUDAN FLAVORS CORPORATION | 5 | $75,837 | $61,400 - $87,000 | 100.0% |
| KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. | 4 | $69,900 | $55,900 - $82,800 | 100.0% |
| Dole Packaged Foods, LLC | 4 | $53,646 | $48,000 - $67,000 | 100.0% |
| FRITO-LAY, INC. | 4 | $90,579 | $83,900 - $99,400 | 100.0% |
| WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY | 4 | $78,000 | $43,597 - $84,000 | 100.0% |
| NESTL╔ R&D CENTER, INC. | 3 | $85,000 | $40,600 - $94,328 | 100.0% |
| CADBURY ADAMS USA, LLC | 3 | $83,800 | $76,800 - $93,200 | 100.0% |
| RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 3 | $82,500 | $72,200 - $82,500 | 66.7% |
| FUJI FOOD PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED | 3 | $55,994 | $45,000 - $60,133 | 100.0% |
| DAVID OPPENHEIMER COMPANY I, LLC | 3 | $52,500 | $50,000 - $57,000 | 100.0% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURCHASE | NY | 9 | $81,800 |
| Plano | TX | 8 | $97,700 |
| MINNEAPOLIS | MN | 7 | $68,000 |
| EVANSVILLE | IN | 7 | $57,450 |
| BELOIT | WI | 6 | $54,423 |
| LOS ANGELES | CA | 6 | $60,945 |
| Battle Creek | MI | 6 | $79,518 |
| CHICAGO | IL | 6 | $78,000 |
| CINCINNATI | OH | 5 | $75,837 |
| BATTLE CREEK | MI | 5 | $81,100 |
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 Food Scientists and Technologists with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Scientists and Technologists | Unspecified | 329 | $69,025 |
| Food Scientist and Technologists | Unspecified | 3 | $53,466 |
| Food Scientists and Technologies | Unspecified | 2 | $73,913 |
| Food Scientists and Technlogists | Unspecified | 1 | $80,698 |
| Food Scientists and Techologists | Unspecified | 1 | $48,381 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30 | $56,174 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 66 | $62,847 | 97.0% |
| 2011 | 56 | $67,383 | 92.9% |
| 2012 | 59 | $71,913 | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 49 | $71,614 | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 75 | $65,700 | 92.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | $69,069 | 0.0% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEPSICO, INC. | 14 | $89,043 | 78.6% |
| KELLOGG NORTH AMERICA COMPANY | 9 | $81,100 | 100.0% |
| KERRY INC. | 8 | $65,031 | 87.5% |
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | 7 | $68,000 | 100.0% |
| Mead Johnson & Company, LLC | 7 | $57,450 | 100.0% |