Specialist, H-1B salary
What 809 H-1B filings report for “Specialist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1University of California, San Francisco239 filings$90k
- 2McKinsey199 filings$174k
- 3Deloitte61 filings$99k
- 4TransUnion44 filings$90k
- 5Microsoft41 filings$126k
- 6University of California, Irvine30 filings$88k
- 7Qualitest21 filings$82k
- 8University of California, Santa Barbara18 filings$86k
- 9University of California, Berkeley17 filings$86k
- 10LTIMindtree14 filings$82k
- 11University of California, Riverside14 filings$89k
- 12University of California, Santa Cruz9 filings$115k
- 13KPMG8 filings$88k
- 14University of California, Davis8 filings$78k
- 15University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio7 filings$189k
- 16Citi6 filings$95k
- 17Birlasoft6 filings$83k
- 18ASML5 filings$87k
- 19Tata Elxsi5 filings$102k
- 20Synechron4 filings$140k
- 21BlackRock3 filings$50k
- 22Cambria Solutions3 filings$122k
- 23Eaton3 filings$141k
- 24Michigan State University3 filings$65k
- 25Hospital for Special Surgery3 filings$157k
- 26Ciber2 filings$120k
- 27Nestle2 filings$60k
- 28Oliver Wyman2 filings$115k
- 29The University of Texas at Austin2 filings$34k
- 30Delta Air Lines2 filings$104k
- 31TXU Energy Retail Company2 filings$85k
- 32Activision1 filings$131k
- 33Amorepacific1 filings$75k
- 34Autoliv1 filings$151k
- 35BMO Financial Group1 filings$112k
- 36Consolidated Edison1 filings$104k
- 37D. E. Shaw1 filings$250k
- 38Dongwon Autopart Technology Alabama LLC1 filings$40k
- 39Eag1 filings$78k
- 40GlobalLogic1 filings$120k
- 41Goldman Sachs1 filings$69k
- 42HCLTech1 filings$119k
- 43HSBC1 filings$93k
- 44Hyundai Steel America1 filings$63k
- 45IFM Investors1 filings$160k
- 46Immunostics, Inc.1 filings$76k
- 47Joon1 filings$59k
- 48Meltek1 filings$60k
- 49NTT Data1 filings$91k
- 50Pacific Investment Management Company1 filings$161k
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.
- 1Senior Solution Specialist3,887 filings$108k
- 2Marketing Specialist3,765 filings$59k
- 3Specialist Master3,506 filings$139k
- 4Solution Specialist3,262 filings$87k
- 5Data Warehouse Specialist2,964 filings$73k
- 6Project Delivery Specialist2,803 filings$104k
- 7Specialist Senior2,777 filings$106k
- 8Computer Specialist/Testing and Quality Analyst 22,499 filings$76k
- 9Computer Specialist/System Support and Development Admin 22,244 filings$77k
- 10IT Specialist2,238 filings$77k
- 11Computer Specialist/System Support and Development Admin 31,971 filings$96k
- 12Public Relations Specialist1,908 filings$55k
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.