H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN IT Corp Inc. | 7 | $95,000 | $89,000 - $95,000 | 85.7% |
| AVERON SOLUTIONS INC | 3 | $90,000 | $70,000 - $90,000 | 100.0% |
| WAYNSYS INC | 2 | $98,000 | $98,000 - $98,000 | 0.0% |
| CONGENSYS CORP | 2 | $75,000 | $75,000 - $75,000 | 100.0% |
| CENTRAPRISE, CORP | 1 | $88,000 | $88,000 - $88,000 | 100.0% |
| EXPEDENT CORP | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 - $80,000 | 100.0% |
| Innovit USA, Inc. | 1 | $97,500 | $97,500 - $97,500 | 100.0% |
| I.T. SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $112,216 | $112,216 - $112,216 | 100.0% |
| NETSEC PROFESSIONALS CORPORATION | 1 | $111,000 | $111,000 - $111,000 | 100.0% |
| Technumen Inc. | 1 | $115,502 | $115,502 - $115,502 | 100.0% |
| TEK LEADERS INC | 1 | $84,000 | $84,000 - $84,000 | 100.0% |
| TEXOLV | 1 | $77,022 | $77,022 - $77,022 | 100.0% |
| The Rapids Group Inc | 1 | $82,742 | $82,742 - $82,742 | 100.0% |
| CNNIT Corp, Inc | 1 | $137,987 | $137,987 - $137,987 | 100.0% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKINNEY | TX | 7 | $95,000 |
| EDISON | NJ | 7 | $90,000 |
| Edison | NJ | 1 | $88,000 |
| Falls church | VA | 1 | $97,500 |
| IRVING | TX | 1 | $80,000 |
| Mansfield | TX | 1 | $112,216 |
| Norwalk | CA | 1 | $84,000 |
| Pomona | CA | 1 | $115,502 |
| Chesapeake | VA | 1 | $82,742 |
| SAN JOSE | CA | 1 | $111,000 |
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 NETWORK ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR | Unspecified | 85 | $79,560 |
| NETWORK ENGINEERS/ADMINISTRATORS | Unspecified | 7 | $60,000 |
| NETWORK ENGINEER/ ADMINSITRATOR | Unspecified | 6 | $85,000 |
| NETWORK ENGINEER/ADMINISTARTOR | Unspecified | 3 | $89,333 |
| Network Engineer - Admin | Unspecified | 3 | $97,486 |
| SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER/ ADMINISTRATOR | 2 | $86,264 | |
| Network Engineering Administrator | Unspecified | 1 | $115,502 |
| Network Engineer/ Admistrator | Unspecified | 1 | $98,000 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | $75,000 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | $89,000 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | $95,000 | 85.7% |
| 2024 | 4 | $96,500 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | $126,745 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 2 | $97,479 | 100.0% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNN IT Corp Inc. | 7 | $95,000 | 85.7% |
| AVERON SOLUTIONS INC | 3 | $90,000 | 100.0% |
| WAYNSYS INC | 2 | $98,000 | 0.0% |
| CONGENSYS CORP | 2 | $75,000 | 100.0% |
| CENTRAPRISE, CORP | 1 | $88,000 | 100.0% |