H-1B Associate Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Associate is $133,000, across 17,907 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$133,000
Average wage
$145,558
90th percentile
$225,000
Certified LCAs
17,907
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $31,200
- 25th
- $100,443
- Median
- $133,000
- Average
- $145,558
- 90th
- $225,000
- Highest
- $1,680,000
Based on 17,894 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
2,719FY20
3,008FY21
3,605FY22
2,866FY23
2,562FY24
2,370FY25
777FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Associate
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC | 541 | $175,000 |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 316 | $175,000 |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | 271 | $160,000 |
| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | 330 | $150,000 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 1,568 | $133,000 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | 1,771 | $130,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 305 | $127,500 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC | 890 | $121,650 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | 456 | $121,000 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 1,359 | $102,024 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC | 429 | $95,000 |
| DB USA Core Corporation | 233 | $90,000 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | 226 | $90,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 239 | $79,000 |
| KPMG LLP | 352 | $69,000 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $150,000San Francisco, CA · $139,600Dallas, TX · $110,000Salt Lake City, UT · $91,000Chicago, IL · $130,800Boston, MA · $136,814Atlanta, GA · $91,000Alpharetta, GA · $137,000Jersey City, NJ · $133,000Washington, DC · $195,000Los Angeles, CA · $115,000Wilmington, DE · $90,150Cary, NC · $110,000Houston, TX · $150,000Menlo Park, CA · $150,000