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SOC code 15-1221 · 13,692 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.

13,692
certified positions
$180,000
Median pay
$152,000
25th pct
$209,082
75th pct
$240,655
90th pct
$114,579
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$147,867
Median prevailing wage
$114,579$180,000 median$240,655

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 10.4%

2022-Q4: $170,518 (576 positions)2023-Q1: $162,000 (1,039 positions)2023-Q2: $169,287 (729 positions)2023-Q3: $169,140 (509 positions)2023-Q4: $169,700 (404 positions)2024-Q1: $177,000 (769 positions)2024-Q2: $170,000 (919 positions)2024-Q3: $183,422 (475 positions)2024-Q4: $185,350 (594 positions)2025-Q1: $184,000 (1,018 positions)2025-Q2: $180,000 (1,614 positions)2025-Q3: $180,000 (576 positions)2025-Q4: $184,790 (528 positions)2026-Q1: $195,144 (1,090 positions)2026-Q2: $188,208 (2,852 positions)2022-Q42026-Q2$200,116$157,028

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 2,227 (20%), med $145,000Level II · Qualified — 5,284 (46%), med $180,000Level III · Experienced — 2,352 (21%), med $200,000Level IV · Fully competent — 1,544 (14%), med $229,219

Top employers hiring

EmployerPositionsMedian
Amazon.com Services LLC2,757$177,000
Meta Platforms, Inc1,807$198,940
Google LLC920$196,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.398$178,006
NVIDIA Corporation339$178,006
Amazon Web Services, Inc.262$175,000
Adobe Inc.255$195,000
Intel Corporation199$138,445
ByteDance Inc.190$276,500
Microsoft Corporation182$185,390
IBM Corporation148$225,265
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)97$127,536
JPMorgan Chase & Co.96$174,750
SPOTIFY USA, INC.83$193,480
Brookhaven National Laboratory78$119,998

Top states

StatePositions
California5,759
Washington2,509
New York1,520
Massachusetts635
Texas525
New Jersey417
Illinois317
Pennsylvania241
Georgia193
Virginia191
Tennessee135
Oregon132
North Carolina132
Michigan126
Maryland97

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer