Bridgewater Associates — 469 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 38
- Filings · FY2025
- $165k
- Median base · FY2025
- Client Service Research Associate
- Top role · 40 all-time
- CT
- Top state · 451 all-time
Bridgewater Associates filed 38 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $165k and the middle 50% of offers between $147k and $193k. That is 37% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 469 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Client Service Research Associate in Connecticut.
How much does Bridgewater Associates pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $165k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Bridgewater Associates's H-1B hiring changed by year?
40 certified filings in FY2016 → 34 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 34 | −11% | $194k |
| FY2025 | 38 | +100% | $165k |
| FY2024 | 19 | −59% | $160k |
| FY2023 | 46 | −2% | $143k |
| FY2022 | 47 | +18% | $132k |
| FY2021 | 40 | −25% | $122k |
| FY2020 | 53 | −25% | $119k |
| FY2019 | 71 | +61% | $107k |
| FY2018 | 44 | +19% | $121k |
| FY2017 | 37 | −7% | $106k |
| FY2016 | 40 | — | $109k |
Which wage levels does Bridgewater Associates file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 61% of Bridgewater Associates's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 425 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I2.6%11
- Level II36.7%156
- Level III20.0%85
- Level IV40.7%173
What jobs does Bridgewater Associates sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Bridgewater Associates's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Client Service Research Associate | 40 | $110k |
| Investment Associate - Economic Analyst | 37 | $101k |
| Software Engineer | 25 | $142k |
| Senior Management Associate | 22 | $126k |
| Investment Associate - Mathematical Analyst | 21 | $101k |
| Technology Associate | 21 | $78k |
| Research Associate | 20 | $130k |
| Investment Associate - Policy Analyst | 19 | $97k |
| Investment Associate | 17 | $159k |
| Investment Engineer | 12 | $124k |
Where does Bridgewater Associates hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CT | 451 | $125k |
| NY | 15 | $194k |
| MD | 2 | $130k |
| NV | 1 | $150k |
What has Bridgewater Associates filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 469 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Bridgewater Associates's H-1B filings
- How much does Bridgewater Associates pay H-1B workers?
- Bridgewater Associates's median certified H-1B base salary is $165k (FY2025), from 38 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Bridgewater Associates sponsor?
- Bridgewater Associates has 469 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Bridgewater Associates sponsor for H-1B?
- Bridgewater Associates's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Client Service Research Associate, Investment Associate - Economic Analyst, Software Engineer, Senior Management Associate.
- Where does Bridgewater Associates hire H-1B workers?
- Bridgewater Associates's top H-1B worksite states are CT, NY, MD, NV.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →