Mergermarket U.S. — 57 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

2
Filings · FY2025
$130k
Median base · FY2025
Reporter
Top role · 7 all-time
NY
Top state · 48 all-time
FY

Mergermarket U.S. filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $130k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $130k. That is 4% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 57 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Reporter in New York.

How much does Mergermarket U.S. 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. $130k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

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How has Mergermarket U.S.'s H-1B hiring changed by year?

12 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Mergermarket U.S. certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY202620%$89k
FY20252+100%$130k
FY20241−50%$82k
FY202320%$70k
FY20212−82%$64k
FY202011+57%$55k
FY20197+17%$66k
FY20186−50%$58k
FY2017120%$65k
FY201612—$56k

Which wage levels does Mergermarket U.S. file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 24% of Mergermarket U.S.'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 41 filings with a wage level · all years

59%
17%
17%
  • Level I58.5%24
  • Level II17.1%7
  • Level III7.3%3
  • Level IV17.1%7

What jobs does Mergermarket U.S. sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Mergermarket U.S. most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Reporter7$66k
Analyst5$55k
Product Analyst4$51k
Restructuring Data Analyst4$55k
Business Analyst4$58k
Custom Data Reporting Analyst3$65k
Quantitative Analyst2$200k
Senior Data Analyst2$89k
Senior Reporter2$80k
Latin America Primary Bond Market Reporter2$80k

Where does Mergermarket U.S. hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

148Certified filings (log scale)
Mergermarket U.S. H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
NY48$66k
MA8$55k
CA1$95k

What has Mergermarket U.S. filed recently?

The 50 most recent of 57 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Mergermarket U.S. recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Senior Data Analyst$88,519
2026Senior Data Analyst$88,519
2025Reporter$130,000
2025Reporter$130,000
2024Latin America Primary Bond Market Reporter$82,400
2023Restructuring Data Analyst$70,000
2023Latin America Primary Bond Market Reporter$80,000
2021Business Analyst$63,523
2021Business Analyst$74,464
2020Reporter$55,000
2020New York Bureau Chief$119,000
2020Fintech Reporter$63,474
2020Restructuring Data Analyst$54,850
2020Analyst$54,850
2020Analyst$54,850
2020Analyst$54,850
2020Restructuring Data Analyst$54,850
2020Restructuring Data Analyst$54,850
2020Analyst$54,850
2020Quantitative Analyst$200,000
2019Senior Reporter$80,000
2019Reporter$45,000
2019Reporter$66,000
2019Technical Sales Specialist: Debtwire$60,000
2019Quantitative Analyst$200,000
2019Investigative Reporter: Latin America Research$65,000
2019Assistant Editor, Debtwire Latin America$100,000
2018Senior Product Manager$150,000
2018Business Analyst$58,136
2018Debtwire Reporter (Latin America)$83,000
2018Business Analyst$50,898
2018Debtwire Analyst$54,267
2018Leveraged Finance Reporter$65,000
2017New York Bureau Chief$108,000
2017Database Administrator$94,500
2017Middle Market Energy Reporter$50,000
2017Assistant Editor$117,212
2017Senior Reporter$91,000
2017Custom Data Reporting Analyst$65,000
2017Data & Reporting Analyst$65,000
2017Custom Data Reporting Analyst$65,000
2017Custom Data Reporting Analyst$65,000
2017Reporter$55,000
2017Analyst$68,000
2017Business Developer$101,000
2016Senior Research Analyst$77,000
2016Reporter$68,000
2016Product Analyst$55,300
2016Product Analyst$51,400
2016Product Analyst$56,000

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Common questions about Mergermarket U.S.'s H-1B filings

How much does Mergermarket U.S. pay H-1B workers?
Mergermarket U.S.'s median certified H-1B base salary is $130k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Mergermarket U.S. sponsor?
Mergermarket U.S. has 57 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Mergermarket U.S. sponsor for H-1B?
Mergermarket U.S.'s most-sponsored H-1B roles include Reporter, Analyst, Product Analyst, Restructuring Data Analyst.
Where does Mergermarket U.S. hire H-1B workers?
Mergermarket U.S.'s top H-1B worksite states are NY, MA, CA.
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 →