H-1B salary guideSOC 13-2051Rank #11Updated May 2026

Financial and Investment Analysts

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051). Based on 54,243 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$100,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$80,000

lower quartile

P75 wage

$135,000

upper quartile

Filings

54,243

Rank #11

Summary

Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051) is a widely sponsored occupation in the H-1B program, with 54,243 filings on record. H-1B salaries for this role typically range from $80,000 to $135,000 (25th to 75th percentile), with a median of $100,000.

Wage progression across Department of Labor skill levels shows clear advancement: Level I roles start at $68,640–$97,000 (P25–P75), Level II rises to $80,000–$124,268, Level III reaches $110,469–$175,000, and Level IV tops out at $139,443–$225,000. New York leads hiring with 17,119 filings and a median wage of $115,000, followed by California (8,775 filings, $111,384 median) and Texas (4,950 filings, $86,861 median). Illinois and Massachusetts round out the top five states. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP is the largest H-1B sponsor in this occupation with 2,215 filings, followed by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Tata Consultancy Services.

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	17,717	$68,640	$82,500	$97,000
Level II	19,122	$80,000	$100,000	$124,268
Level III	7,670	$110,469	$137,760	$175,000
Level IV	7,049	$139,443	$175,000	$225,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	17,119	$115,000
2	CA	8,775	$111,384
3	TX	4,950	$86,861
4	IL	2,902	$92,936
5	MA	2,309	$99,999
6	NJ	2,190	$112,758
7	FL	1,873	$85,000
8	GA	1,630	$84,781
9	UT	1,442	$65,000
10	NC	1,113	$85,000

17,119

8,775

4,950

2,902

2,309

2,190

1,873

1,630

1,442

1,113

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	2,215
2	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC	678
3	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	431
4	Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.	337
5	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	190
6	BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	168
7	EVERCORE PARTNERS SERVICES EAST LLC	135
8	GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC	135
9	Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.	128
10	JEFFERIES LLC	115

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

2,215

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

678

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

431

Deutsche Bank Securities, …

337

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …

190

BlackRock Financial Manage…

168

EVERCORE PARTNERS SERVICES…

135

GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC

135

Morgan Stanley Services Gr…

128

JEFFERIES LLC

115

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