MSCI H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Data, ratings & analytics · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does MSCI sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. MSCI has filed 881 H-1B LCAs and 100 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 MSCI filed 156 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $123,400, about 1% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 18 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 55 | $97k |
| FY2025 | 101 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 84 | $114k |
| FY2023 | 127 | $110k |
| FY2022 | 77 | $92k |
| FY2021 | 127 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 83 | $114k |
| FY2019 | 62 | $101k |
| FY2018 | 55 | $97k |
| FY2017 | 110 | $87k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
- 1Vice President42$114k
- 2Senior Associate34$89k
- 3Vice President, Software Engineer25$105k
- 4Senior Associate, Software Developer23$99k
- 5Senior Associate, Software Engineer23$84k
- 6Associate22$61k
- 7Executive Director21$152k
- 8Vice President, Analytics Client Consultant21$108k
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $153k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $114k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $131k |
| FY2023 | 10 | $139k |
| FY2022 | 6 | $127k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $106k |
| FY2020 | 9 | $96k |
| FY2019 | 12 | $103k |
| FY2018 | 22 | $104k |
| FY2017 | 10 | $93k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 2
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- —
- applications
- Most recent grant
- July 6, 2021
- Top area
- Information and communication technology2
Pay against the local market
MSCI’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 101% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | MSCI pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Investment Analysts | New York, NY | 139 | $126,823 | $119,627 | 106% |
| Software Developers | Oklahoma City, OK | 95 | $82,932 | $90,188 | 92% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 56 | $120,975 | $110,139 | 110% |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | Oklahoma City, OK | 47 | $69,200 | $80,050 | 86% |
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 43 | $131,507 | $152,455 | 86% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | Oklahoma City, OK | 38 | $64,408 | $68,730 | 94% |
| Statisticians | Oklahoma City, OK | 38 | $65,226 | $58,148 | 112% |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | New York, NY | 32 | $117,555 | $100,079 | 117% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 27 | $134,422 | $149,762 | 90% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 27 | $125,398 | $127,594 | 98% |
About MSCI
MSCI is a data, ratings & analytics company based in New York City. It was founded in 1969. It is listed on NYSE as MSCI.
- Legal name
- MSCI Inc.
- Listed
- NYSE: MSCI
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007
- Industry
- Data, ratings & analytics
- Employees (global)
- 6,268 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.1B +10% from $2.9B
- Net income FY2025
- $1.2B +8% from $1.1B
- R&D FY2025
- $178M (6% of revenue)
