Senior Associate, H-1B salary
What 7,991 H-1B filings report for “Senior Associate” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Associate?
$112k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Associate, typically $74k to $175k, across 7,991 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Arizona at $133k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Arizona28$133k+$21k
- 2Washington198$130k+$18k
- 3New York2,244$125k+$13k
- 4District of Columbia262$119k+$7k
- 5Connecticut74$117k+$5k
- 6New Jersey419$117k+$5k
- 7Texas751$115k+$3k
- 8Illinois585$115k+$3k
- 9Massachusetts364$115k+$3k
- 10Florida267$109k−$3k
- 11Michigan63$109k−$3k
- 12North Carolina115$108k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $112kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Associate?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Associate roles are PwC, KPMG, New York Life Insurance Company, The Siegfried Group, and Alvarez & Marsal, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Associate filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1PwC2,688 filings$135k
- 2KPMG2,158 filings$85k
- 3New York Life Insurance Company221 filings$114k
- 4The Siegfried Group106 filings$95k
- 5Alvarez & Marsal75 filings$120k
- 6Tredence74 filings$110k
- 7MathCo72 filings$106k
- 8Willis Towers Watson71 filings$114k
- 9Rocky Mountain Institute66 filings$82k
- 10BCG60 filings$130k
- 11Standish Management52 filings$80k
- 12Kmk Consulting47 filings$116k
- 13CRA International44 filings$124k
- 14Liquidhub36 filings$82k
- 15ICF35 filings$95k
- 16MSCI34 filings$89k
- 17Morgan Stanley34 filings$130k
- 18Citadel33 filings$175k
- 19Genpact32 filings$82k
- 20Emory University30 filings$79k
- 21Discover29 filings$67k
- 22Macquarie Group28 filings$77k
- 23IFM Investors26 filings$166k
- 24WilmerHale26 filings$310k
- 25Brookfield Asset Management26 filings$250k
- 26Amgen25 filings$75k
- 27BDO USA25 filings$82k
- 28CohnReznick25 filings$90k
- 29Citi24 filings$150k
- 30Cnm23 filings$92k
- 31Factspan23 filings$69k
- 32Freshfields US22 filings$370k
- 33Ashurst Perkins Coie21 filings$365k
- 34Carlyle Group19 filings$150k
- 35Guidehouse18 filings$115k
- 36Jefferies18 filings$135k
- 37Exponent17 filings$108k
- 38Ares Management17 filings$155k
- 39Vialto Partners15 filings$107k
- 40Liazon14 filings$103k
- 41RSM US14 filings$85k
- 42JPMorgan Chase14 filings$146k
- 43Agam Capital Management13 filings$125k
- 44Blueprint Research Group13 filings$90k
- 45Deallus Consulting12 filings$85k
- 46Elsoft Consulting12 filings$121k
- 47Cognizant12 filings$75k
- 48EXL11 filings$76k
- 49Partners Group11 filings$210k
- 50Weaver and Tidwell11 filings$93k
Related titles in this family
36,477 filings carry “Senior Associate” in the title, across 2,860 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Associate Jc60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects7,233 filings$81k
- 2Advisory Senior Associate3,131 filings$106k
- 3Senior Associate Jc60 - Computer Systems Engineers1,690 filings$77k
- 4Assurance Senior Associate1,209 filings$83k
- 5Senior Associate Jc60 - Management Analysts975 filings$78k
- 6Senior Associate Jc60 - Sqa Engineers and Testers780 filings$75k
- 7Senior Associate Jc60 - Computer Programmers760 filings$79k
- 8Tax Senior Associate612 filings$85k
- 9Senior Associate Jc60 - Software Developers465 filings$108k
- 10Senior Associate Jc60 - Software Dev Applications423 filings$87k
- 11Senior Associate Jc60 - Nss390 filings$75k
- 12Senior Associate, Data Science379 filings$97k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Associate”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.