199,155 certified DOL filings

H1B Salary Database

Real visa wages by company, role, and level - straight from official U.S. Department of Labor filings. Not estimates.

National median by wage level

Across all 199,155 filings, here is the median H1B salary at each DOL seniority level.

IEntry
$85,000
IIQualified
$112,923
IIIExperienced
$140,000
IVSenior
$170,200

Most H1B filings

Companies sponsoring the most H1B workers

1Amazon$153,6672EY (Ernst & Young)$151,1143Apple$171,6004Cognizant$113,7975Google$193,4406Microsoft$180,7107Meta$214,0328Infosys$92,5819Deloitte$144,50010TCS$91,874

Highest-paying sponsors

Among companies with 50+ filings

1OpenAI$280,0002Roblox$273,0703Netflix$264,5144Presbyterian Healthcare$255,0005Ochsner Clinic Foundation$238,5006Citadel Securities$225,0007White Case$225,0008Crusoe Energy$220,0009Meta$214,03210Block$213,512

Salary by role

Software Developers$145,000Computer Systems Engineers/Architects$108,514Information Technology Project Managers$135,958Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$110,198Data Scientists$138,375Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,400Computer Programmers$98,301Computer Systems Analysts$112,029Business Intelligence Analysts$124,530Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$156,853Mechanical Engineers$113,640Financial and Investment Analysts$148,678

Salary by location

H1B wage levels are set by metro area, not state. The same role pays a different legal minimum in Charlotte than in San Jose. Browse Level I-IV prevailing wages for 530 US metros.

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Questions about H1B salaries

What are DOL wage levels?

When an employer files an H1B petition, the U.S. Department of Labor assigns one of four wage levels based on the job’s required experience, education, and responsibility. Level I is entry-level work under close supervision, Level II is qualified with some experience, Level III is experienced and independent, and Level IV is senior - fully competent experts who lead or supervise. Higher levels require higher minimum pay.

Is the LCA wage the same as total compensation?

No. The wage on a Labor Condition Application is the minimum salary an employer legally attests to pay. It does not include equity, bonuses, or other compensation, so actual total pay - especially at large tech companies - is frequently higher than the figure shown here.

How accurate is this H1B salary data?

Every figure comes from certified H1B Labor Condition Applications publicly disclosed by the U.S. Department of Labor. This page covers 199,155 real filings from FY2026 (Oct 2025 - Mar 2026). These are government records, not survey estimates or self-reported numbers.

Which companies sponsor the most H1B workers?

By volume, the largest H1B sponsors are major tech and consulting firms - Amazon, EY (Ernst & Young), Apple lead the list. The highest-paying sponsors are typically frontier AI labs and quant firms that pay well above the national median of $130,000.

About this data

Medians of certified H1B Labor Condition Applications disclosed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification for FY2026 (Oct 2025 - Mar 2026). Covers 199,155 filings across 1,232 companies and 192 roles. Hourly wages annualized at 2,080 hours.