H-1B salary guideSOC 13-1071Rank #53Updated Jun 2026
Human Resources Specialists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071). Based on 17,457 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$93,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$70,034
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$125,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
245
Rank #53 · FY2026
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 | 1,314 | $48,053 | $55,000 | $65,000 |
| Level II | 2,148 | $62,587 | $71,500 | $87,878 |
| Level III | 905 | $79,248 | $95,000 | $130,000 |
| Level IV | 627 | $98,000 | $122,000 | $165,393 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $48,053 | $55,000 | $65,000 |
| Level II | $62,587 | $71,500 | $87,878 |
| Level III | $79,248 | $95,000 | $130,000 |
| Level IV | $98,000 | $122,000 | $165,393 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Deloitte Consulting LLP
408
IBM India Private Limited
235
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
152
COLLAB, INC.
140
KPIT Technologies, Inc.
99
Pasona N A, Inc.
96
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)
96
Cummins Inc.
92
Iris Software, Inc
91
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
88
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $50k |
| FY2011 | $50k |
| FY2012 | $50k |
| FY2013 | $55k |
| FY2014 | $55k |
| FY2015 | $56k |
| FY2016 | $58k |
| FY2017 | $60k |
| FY2018 | $65k |
| FY2019 | $67k |
| FY2020 | $70k |
| FY2021 | $76k |
| FY2022 | $72k |
| FY2023 | $73k |
| FY2024 | $73k |
| FY2025 | $75k |
| FY2026 | $93k |
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