H-1B Specialist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Specialist is $101,900, across 594 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$101,900
Average wage
$119,968
90th percentile
$192,000
Certified LCAs
594
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $55,890
- 25th
- $86,900
- Median
- $101,900
- Average
- $119,968
- 90th
- $192,000
- Highest
- $260,000
Based on 594 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
116FY20
113FY21
91FY22
86FY23
73FY24
81FY25
34FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Specialist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 7 | $189,280 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 158 | $175,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 38 | $125,600 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 8 | $117,400 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 22 | $109,700 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | 6 | $102,203 |
| TransUnion LLC | 24 | $94,837 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 19 | $93,200 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 191 | $90,000 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 14 | $87,200 |
| University of California, Davis | 7 | $86,900 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 13 | $85,592 |
| TransUnion Interactive, Inc. A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of TransUnion LLC | 8 | $82,264 |
| Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited | 14 | $81,806 |
| Ibase Consulting of Fairfield County, LLC | 12 | $79,500 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $90,000New York, NY · $174,200Chicago, IL · $164,800Irvine, CA · $93,200Berkeley, CA · $87,200Santa Barbara, CA · $85,592Irving, TX · $105,800Boston, MA · $150,000San Luis Obispo, CA · $75,000Riverside, CA · $91,100Atlanta, GA · $165,000Austin, TX · $206,000Houston, TX · $127,000Santa Cruz, CA · $119,800San Antonio, TX · $189,280