U.S. Immigration Data

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Specialist

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

1,337

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$106,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-5.5%

Filing Growth

127 → 120 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$78,200

25th Percentile

$87,513

Median (50th)

$106,000

75th Percentile

$165,000

90th Percentile

$198,300

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Top Employers Hiring Specialist
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States 195 $185,800 $115,000 - $214,400 99.5%
University of California, San Francisco 182 $91,300 $78,200 - $154,200 86.3%
TransUnion LLC 28 $99,837 $70,387 - $150,000 100.0%
Microsoft Corporation 28 $125,800 $104,000 - $197,000 100.0%
IBASE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, LLC 16 $81,131 $69,826 - $144,000 93.8%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited 14 $81,806 $80,475 - $101,338 100.0%
University of California at Santa Barbara 13 $92,165 $57,168 - $135,000 84.6%
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE 13 $93,200 $78,200 - $143,800 76.9%
University of California, Berkeley 11 $88,400 $77,896 - $128,400 90.9%
Regents of the University of California at Riverside 10 $91,100 $64,700 - $130,900 90.0%
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE 8 $107,500 $90,000 - $110,000 100.0%
PPD DEVELOPMENT, LP 8 $62,500 $41,000 - $95,000 100.0%
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ 8 $117,400 $95,000 - $130,000 87.5%
Vaughan Regional Medical Center 7 $60,320 $60,320 - $67,891 100.0%
TransUnion Interactive, Inc. A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of TransUnion LLC 7 $90,750 $72,301 - $129,730 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 640 $107,229 $41,000 - $250,000
I 8 $75,378 $63,000 - $123,751
II 8 $69,412 $45,406 - $120,000
IV 5 $110,000 $105,000 - $122,990
III 4 $72,500 $70,000 - $95,000
Lead 4 $101,370 $97,739 - $154,269
Manager 4 $210,000 $162,835 - $225,000
V 2 $125,499 $120,000 - $130,998
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 675 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 675 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
San Francisco CA 136 $93,200
New York NY 78 $175,650
SAN FRANCISCO CA 62 $86,900
Chicago IL 39 $169,500
Boston MA 14 $182,200
IRVINE CA 13 $93,200
Atlanta GA 12 $165,000
Austin TX 11 $182,200
Berkeley CA 11 $88,400
Santa Barbara CA 10 $92,499
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of Specialist with different seniority levels.

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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 127 $106,000 99.2%
2022 122 $120,323 93.4%
2023 109 $104,400 95.4%
2024 99 $100,000 94.9%
2025 120 $110,000 85.0%
2026 98 $102,400 86.7%
Company Comparison - Specialist

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States 195 $185,800 99.5%
University of California, San Francisco 182 $91,300 86.3%
TransUnion LLC 28 $99,837 100.0%
Microsoft Corporation 28 $125,800 100.0%
IBASE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, LLC 16 $81,131 93.8%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.