Associate at Morgan Stanley
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Morgan Stanley pay a Associate on an H-1B?
$131k Morgan Stanley has filed 3,742 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Associate with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $131k. Most of those filings fall between $114k and $150k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
3,742
Median base salary
$131k
Middle 50%
$114k to $150k
Filings and pay by year
Associate at Morgan Stanley, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 292 | $150k |
| FY2025 | 285 | $147k |
| FY2024 | 421 | $143k |
| FY2023 | 334 | $141k |
| FY2022 | 406 | $140k |
| FY2021 | 344 | $130k |
| FY2020 | 401 | $125k |
| FY2019 | 503 | $125k |
| FY2018 | 442 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 314 | $115k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 2,964 | $131k |
| Alpharetta, GA | 342 | $138k |
| Baltimore, MD | 157 | $88k |
| Menlo Park, CA | 74 | $160k |
| Purchase, NY | 41 | $105k |
| San Francisco, CA | 27 | $175k |
| Arlington, VA | 17 | $139k |
| West Conshohocken, PA | 17 | $115k |
| Chicago, IL | 16 | $138k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 16 | $132k |
| Seattle, WA | 9 | $115k |
| Houston, TX | 8 | $125k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 117 | $120k |
| Level II | 2,781 | $132k |
| Level III | 457 | $136k |
| Level IV | 42 | $148k |