Specialist
Median salary
$114,200
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$93,200 – $167,400
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-26.16%
-28.4% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
189 filings
Specialist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$84,024
P25$93,200
Median$114,200
P75$167,400
P90$192,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$64,0005 LCAs
Level II$131,997114 LCAs
Level III$183,80023 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Specialist 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 44%Biochemists and Biophysicists 12%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 10%Management Analysts 5%Operations Research Analysts 5%Biological Scientists, All Other 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 44.44% | 84 | $110,765 | $152,410 | $173,650 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 11.64% | 22 | $93,200 | $93,200 | $111,250 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 10.05% | 19 | $82,950 | $86,474 | $95,000 |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 5.29% | 10 | $192,000 | $200,000 | $202,250 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 5.29% | 10 | $92,555 | $127,676 | $177,525 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 3.17% | 6 | $90,800 | $93,200 | $95,450 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 3.17% | 6 | $194,000 | $200,000 | $209,150 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 2.65% | 5 | $133,100 | $162,700 | $180,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Specialist
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 | 83 | $153,000 | +0.4% |
| University Of California San Francisco | 21 | $93,200 | +0% |
| Ibase Operations | 14 | $86,528 | +0.1% |
| Deloitte | 9 | $107,453 | -15.8% |
| Mckinsey & United States | 8 | $200,000 | +0% |
| Mckinsey & United States | 5 | $200,000 | +0% |
| Deloitte | 5 | $162,700 | only sponsor |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Specialist Senior111 LCAs · median $141,400
- Junior Specialist7 LCAs · median $58,600