H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis
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| Employer | Filings | Median Salary | Salary Range | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | 5 | $53,000 | $51,000 - $70,002 | 80.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 5 | $68,000 | $65,000 - $73,000 | 100.0% |
| Texas Tech University | 3 | $59,000 | $50,000 - $60,000 | 100.0% |
| University of Michigan | 3 | $70,000 | $70,000 - $85,000 | 100.0% |
| EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY | 3 | $49,500 | $35,320 - $51,000 | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | 2 | $62,500 | $62,000 - $63,000 | 100.0% |
| The University of Memphis | 2 | $59,000 | $56,000 - $62,000 | 100.0% |
| George Mason University | 2 | $58,950 | $57,000 - $60,900 | 100.0% |
| BARRY UNIVERSITY | 2 | $55,836 | $55,549 - $56,122 | 50.0% |
| STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT CORTLAND | 2 | $51,998 | $49,995 - $54,000 | 100.0% |
| MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE | 2 | $46,930 | $46,930 - $46,930 | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE | 2 | $54,000 | $51,000 - $57,000 | 50.0% |
| SUNY FREDONIA | 2 | $32,660 | $32,660 - $32,660 | 50.0% |
| Kent State University | 2 | $57,000 | $52,500 - $61,500 | 100.0% |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS | 2 | $55,000 | $53,000 - $57,000 | 100.0% |
| City | State | Filings | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAINESVILLE | FL | 5 | $68,000 |
| MORGANTOWN | WV | 4 | $52,000 |
| La Crosse | WI | 2 | $54,000 |
| Fredonia | NY | 2 | $32,660 |
| ANN ARBOR | MI | 2 | $70,000 |
| LUBBOCK | TX | 2 | $54,500 |
| BUFFALO | NY | 2 | $38,543 |
| Boone | NC | 2 | $61,000 |
| FAIRFAX | VA | 2 | $58,950 |
| Silver City | NM | 2 | $50,250 |
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 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary with different seniority levels.
| Role | Experience Level | Filings | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Unspecified | 98 | $55,631 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher, Postsecondary | Unspecified | 5 | $48,344 |
| RECREATION & FITNESS STUDIES, TEACHERS, POST-SECONDARY | Unspecified | 2 | $48,095 |
| Recreation & Fitness Studies Teacher | Unspecified | 1 | $35,000 |
| Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers | Unspecified | 1 | $60,048 |
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12 | $48,538 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | $51,000 | 91.7% |
| 2011 | 9 | $68,000 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | $54,245 | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 13 | $54,000 | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 30 | $60,000 | 96.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | $55,549 | 0.0% |
Compare how top companies pay for this role.
| Company | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | 5 | $53,000 | 80.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 5 | $68,000 | 100.0% |
| Texas Tech University | 3 | $59,000 | 100.0% |
| University of Michigan | 3 | $70,000 | 100.0% |
| EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY | 3 | $49,500 | 100.0% |