H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Financial and Investment Analysts

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2
Occupation B
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051Rank #8

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsFinancial and Investment Analysts
Median wage$70,000$86,000
P25 wage$60,500$67,434
P75 wage$88,046$120,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$52,566
Total filings806,267169,637
Wage samples802,693168,590
Rank#2#8

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Systems Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$61k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$96k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$106k
FY2026$112k
Financial and Investment Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$75k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$67k
FY2013$75k
FY2014$72k
FY2015$75k
FY2016$76k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$84k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$85k
FY2021$93k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$107k
FY2024$113k
FY2025$116k
FY2026$128k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA107,195$76,000
  • 2TX97,255$68,827
  • 3NJ81,789$66,000
  • 4IL49,492$69,000
  • 5NY43,467$71,510

Top 5 hiring states — Financial and Investment Analysts

  • 1NY55,612$100,000
  • 2CA23,469$93,746
  • 3TX10,902$80,000
  • 4IL7,528$76,357
  • 5NJ6,877$86,400

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Financial and Investment Analysts

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