H-1B salaries by company (2026)
Base salaries that 150 of the largest employers reported to the Department of Labor for H-1B workers. The median across all 384,130 filings is $127,000. Pick a company to see pay by job title and city, and what it leaves you after tax.
Highest median base salaries
OpenAI, ByteDance and Netflix report the highest median base pay among these employers.
| Company | Median base | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $260,000 | $245,000 – $325,000 | 210 |
| ByteDance | $240,000 | $190,000 – $307,020 | 542 |
| Netflix | $237,786 | $187,741 – $264,514 | 350 |
| TikTok | $220,000 | $170,000 – $295,820 | 573 |
| Meta | $214,032 | $183,350 – $231,917 | 5,145 |
| Waymo | $205,000 | $200,000 – $240,000 | 277 |
| Docusign | $198,390 | $173,900 – $213,512 | 251 |
| Salesforce | $197,396 | $166,260 – $235,000 | 1,532 |
| eBay | $196,051 | $170,100 – $225,158 | 481 |
| Uber | $194,600 | $166,700 – $225,450 | 655 |
| $193,000 | $167,000 – $213,000 | 7,317 | |
| McKinsey & Company | $192,000 | $125,000 – $200,000 | 447 |
| Boston Consulting Group | $190,000 | $145,000 – $195,000 | 621 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services | $189,296 | $144,000 – $247,250 | 1,300 |
| $187,741 | $159,026 – $212,202 | 216 | |
| NVIDIA | $186,472 | $167,636 – $216,000 | 2,364 |
| Adobe | $184,630 | $152,000 – $215,000 | 1,027 |
| Zoox | $182,728 | $163,030 – $207,000 | 319 |
| Palo Alto Networks | $180,019 | $148,869 – $210,978 | 424 |
| $179,079 | $153,493 – $207,000 | 1,044 |
All companies by number of filings
Salaries by occupation
| Occupation | Median base | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $145,000 | $116,189 – $178,102 | 117,568 |
| Data Scientists | $129,854 | $99,840 – $166,400 | 17,933 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | $139,298 | $111,550 – $169,026 | 13,227 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | $107,640 | $92,394 – $127,107 | 12,804 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $108,680 | $91,374 – $129,792 | 12,659 |
| Computer Programmers | $95,243 | $79,435 – $109,819 | 10,298 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $208,000 | $176,904 – $248,643 | 8,176 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | $119,600 | $96,928 – $148,512 | 7,771 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $110,240 | $95,326 – $133,000 | 7,606 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $145,000 | $112,000 – $185,000 | 6,601 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $110,000 | $93,371 – $137,000 | 6,332 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $156,853 | $128,898 – $181,770 | 5,876 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $97,406 | $80,000 – $124,480 | 5,842 |
| Electrical Engineers | $127,379 | $101,640 – $156,936 | 5,089 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $116,366 | $89,190 – $154,000 | 5,028 |
| Management Analysts | $131,560 | $101,358 – $188,880 | 4,840 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $190,000 | $165,000 – $220,000 | 4,394 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $100,000 | $86,530 – $122,000 | 4,351 |
| Database Administrators | $112,800 | $94,066 – $138,522 | 4,300 |
| Civil Engineers | $94,634 | $80,642 – $116,134 | 4,220 |
| Industrial Engineers | $111,613 | $94,000 – $135,000 | 4,210 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $94,500 | $72,883 – $130,000 | 3,963 |
| Project Management Specialists | $121,221 | $98,368 – $150,550 | 3,468 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $77,030 | $68,922 – $96,760 | 3,223 |
| Physicians, All Other | $220,000 | $86,080 – $320,308 | 2,951 |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | $145,000 | $110,000 – $185,000 | 2,902 |
| Database Architects | $142,958 | $120,000 – $166,954 | 2,804 |
| Information Security Analysts | $135,000 | $106,995 – $169,964 | 2,687 |
| Sales Engineers | $149,350 | $125,000 – $180,000 | 1,909 |
| Manufacturing Engineers | $117,553 | $97,000 – $140,000 | 1,903 |
About this data
- Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data for FY2026 Q1–Q3 (decisions Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026). Only certified H-1B applications for full-time positions are counted (384,130 filings).
- Each figure is the base wage the employer stated on the application, converted to a yearly amount. Bonuses, stock (RSUs) and benefits are not included, so total pay at large tech firms is usually much higher.
- An application is filed before a worker starts and can cover a range of pay; we use the lower end of that range. Not every application leads to a hire.
- Median: half of filings are above, half below. Middle 50%: the range between the 25th and 75th percentiles.
Frequently asked questions
Which company files the most H-1B applications?
Amazon, with 19,922 certified full-time filings in FY2026 Q1–Q3 (decisions Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026), followed by Google and Cognizant.
What is the median H-1B salary?
Across all 384,130 certified full-time filings the median base wage is $127,000 a year.
Are H-1B salaries the same as what everyone at the company earns?
They are the base wages offered to H-1B workers, which must be at least the prevailing wage for the job and area. They are a good guide to base pay for the same roles but leave out bonuses and stock.