H-1B salary guideSOC 13-2099Rank #29Updated May 2026

Financial Specialists, All Other

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Financial Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-2099). Based on 16,573 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$126,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$97,037

lower quartile

P75 wage

$165,000

upper quartile

Filings

16,573

Rank #29

Summary

Financial Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-2099) is a broad occupational category covering financial analysts, compliance specialists, and related roles. It represents 16,573 H-1B filings in the LCA database, with a typical salary range of $97,037 (P25) to $165,000 (P75), and a median of $126,000.

Prevailing Wage by DOL Level: H-1B Financial Specialists see steady wage progression across experience levels. Level I roles start at a median of $80,000 (P25: $67,410; P75: $100,000). Level II averages $116,416 (P25: $95,000; P75: $150,000). Level III reaches $138,000 (P25: $115,000; P75: $170,000), and Level IV—for senior specialists—commands $170,799 median (P25: $139,033; P75: $205,000).

Geographic and Employer Concentration: New York leads with 6,005 filings and a $155,000 median wage, followed by California (2,223 filings, $129,000), Illinois (1,491 filings, $135,000), Texas (1,081 filings, $110,000), and New Jersey (967 filings, $127,431). Top H-1B sponsors include Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (349 filings), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (310), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (258), Citibank, N.A. (207), and Bank of America N.A. (163).

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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	2,306	$67,410	$80,000	$100,000
Level II	6,734	$95,000	$116,416	$150,000
Level III	3,593	$115,000	$138,000	$170,000
Level IV	3,418	$139,033	$170,799	$205,000

Top hiring states

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

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	6,005	$155,000
2	CA	2,223	$129,000
3	IL	1,491	$135,000
4	TX	1,081	$110,000
5	NJ	967	$127,431
6	MA	818	$104,354
7	FL	582	$110,000
8	NC	442	$120,000
9	GA	340	$103,000
10	OH	290	$92,000

6,005

2,223

1,491

1,081

967

818

582

442

340

290

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC	349
2	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	310
3	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	258
4	Citibank, N.A.	207
5	BANK OF AMERICA N.A.	163
6	Two Sigma Investments, LP	100
7	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	99
8	MPG Operations LLC	83
9	CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC	79
10	Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.	73

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

349

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

310

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

258

Citibank, N.A.

207

BANK OF AMERICA N.A.

163

Two Sigma Investments, LP

100

Citigroup Global Markets I…

MPG Operations LLC

CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES …

Balyasny Asset Management,…

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