H-1B job title salary

Specialist Master

#153 most-filed title 389 certified LCAs filed under 14 occupations
Median salary
$178,069
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$152,693 – $195,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-1.81%
-4.79% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
389 filings

Specialist Master pay range

Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.

P10$134,434
P25$152,693
Median$178,069
P75$195,000
P90$208,600
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$185,25054 LCAs
Level III$174,81520 LCAs
Level IV$174,533269 LCAs

Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).

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SOC split

Specialist Master pay by occupation code

Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.

Software Developers 56%Computer and Information Systems Managers 18%Database Architects 6%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4%Operations Research Analysts 4%Information Security Analysts 4%
Occupation (SOC) Share LCAs P25 Median P75
Software Developers 15-1252 55.53% 216 $153,358 $171,250 $193,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 17.99% 70 $171,950 $186,450 $201,775
Database Architects 15-1243 5.91% 23 $160,930 $178,069 $211,023
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 4.37% 17 $121,098 $166,600 $188,800
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 3.6% 14 $103,350 $140,401 $187,425
Information Security Analysts 15-1212 3.6% 14 $146,848 $164,382 $187,950
Data Scientists 15-2051 2.31% 9 $148,741 $193,550 $203,800
Database Administrators 15-1242 1.8% 7 $136,968 $139,568 $167,300
Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 1.29% 5 $130,000 $144,310 $186,500
Project Management Specialists 13-1082 1.29% 5 $141,107 $141,107 $169,500

Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.

Top H-1B sponsors for Specialist Master

What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.

Employer LCAs Median vs all sponsors
Deloitte
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
216 $171,250 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers
70 $186,450 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-1243 · Database Architects
23 $178,069 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
17 $166,600 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-2031 · Operations Research Analysts
14 $140,401 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-1212 · Information Security Analysts
14 $164,382 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
9 $193,550 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 15-1242 · Database Administrators
7 $139,568 only sponsor
Deloitte
SOC 13-1082 · Project Management Specialists
5 $141,107 only sponsor

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