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Specialist, H-1B salary

What 809 H-1B filings report for “Specialist” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Specialist?

$99k median H-1B base salary for a Specialist, typically $74k to $191k, across 809 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $165k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$74k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$83k–$148k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$98,900
809 filings
Top (p90)
$191k
90th percentile
p10 $74k
median $99k
p90 $191k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York109$165k+$66k
  • 2New Jersey22$133k+$34k
  • 3Massachusetts44$129k+$30k
  • 4Georgia22$124k+$25k
  • 5Illinois60$113k+$14k
  • 6Texas51$106k+$7k
  • 7California396$90k−$9k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $99kfor 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 Specialist?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Specialist roles are University of California, San Francisco; McKinsey; Deloitte; TransUnion; and Microsoft, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Specialist filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

See more employers that sponsor Specialist

Related titles in this family

162,582 filings carry “Specialist” in the title, across 28,903 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Specialist”; 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.