H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054Rank #67

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsFinancial Risk Specialists
Median wage$70,000$100,000
P25 wage$60,500$76,500
P75 wage$88,046$130,489
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$53,989
Total filings806,26712,611
Wage samples802,69312,576
Rank#2#67

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 Risk Specialists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$80k
FY2013$71k
FY2014$78k
FY2015$80k
FY2016$80k
FY2017$85k
FY2018$81k
FY2019$92k
FY2020$100k
FY2021$102k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$125k
FY2024$120k
FY2025$127k
FY2026$135k

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 Risk Specialists

  • 1NY3,489$112,715
  • 2CA1,358$95,000
  • 3TX946$90,000
  • 4NJ877$117,458
  • 5IL717$85,876

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

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