Merrill Lynch — 1,580 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 48
- Filings · FY2025
- $152k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate
- Top role · 185 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 680 all-time
Merrill Lynch filed 48 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 23% from the year before), with a median base salary of $152k and the middle 50% of offers between $141k and $161k. That is 11% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,580 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate in New York.
How much does Merrill Lynch 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. $152k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Merrill Lynch's H-1B hiring changed by year?
268 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 | −29% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 48 | +23% | $152k |
| FY2024 | 39 | −52% | $146k |
| FY2023 | 81 | +14% | $138k |
| FY2022 | 71 | −7% | $135k |
| FY2021 | 76 | −42% | $132k |
| FY2020 | 130 | −62% | $125k |
| FY2019 | 338 | +54% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 219 | −21% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 276 | +3% | $115k |
| FY2016 | 268 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Merrill Lynch file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 49% of Merrill Lynch'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 1,232 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I21.6%266
- Level II29.4%362
- Level III11.9%147
- Level IV37.1%457
What jobs does Merrill Lynch 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 Merrill Lynch's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Associate | 185 | $150k |
| Analyst | 115 | $85k |
| Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology | 40 | $148k |
| Officer; Tech Prog Associate | 23 | $104k |
| Vice President; Software Engineer III | 23 | $142k |
| Vice President / Feature Lead - Technology | 22 | $132k |
| Vice President; Cnslt - Apps Prog | 21 | $125k |
| VP; Cnslt - Apps Prog | 21 | $110k |
| VP; Programmer Prof Mkts | 21 | $133k |
| Technology Associate | 20 | $90k |
Where does Merrill Lynch 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 680 | $138k |
| NJ | 647 | $125k |
| CA | 64 | $115k |
| FL | 63 | $109k |
| TX | 55 | $133k |
| NC | 36 | $139k |
| IL | 16 | $115k |
| MA | 6 | $112k |
| AZ | 4 | $60k |
| GA | 4 | $127k |
What has Merrill Lynch filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,580 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Merrill Lynch's H-1B filings
- How much does Merrill Lynch pay H-1B workers?
- Merrill Lynch's median certified H-1B base salary is $152k (FY2025), from 48 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Merrill Lynch sponsor?
- Merrill Lynch has 1,580 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Merrill Lynch sponsor for H-1B?
- Merrill Lynch's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate, Analyst, Vice President; Feature Lead - Technology, Officer; Tech Prog Associate.
- Where does Merrill Lynch hire H-1B workers?
- Merrill Lynch's top H-1B worksite states are NY, NJ, CA, FL.
- 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 →