How many H-1B workers does Morgan Stanley sponsor?

Morgan Stanley has 1,791 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).

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.

Morgan Stanley H-1B Salaries 2026: $194k Median, 1,791 Filings

187
Filings · FY2025: $194k
Median base · FY2025: Associate
Top role · 824 all-time: NY
Top state · 1,651 all-time

Morgan Stanley filed 187 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 11% from the year before), with a median base salary of $194k and the middle 50% of offers between $175k and $225k. That is 22% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,791 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate in New York.

How much does Morgan Stanley 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. $194k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

How has Morgan Stanley's H-1B hiring changed by year?

104 certified filings in FY2016 → 231 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Morgan Stanley certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Filings	vs prior FY	Median base	P25	P75
FY2026	231	+24%	$200k	$175k	$225k
FY2025	187	+11%	$194k	$175k	$225k
FY2024	169	+25%	$198k	$150k	$225k
FY2023	135	−1%	$200k	$150k	$225k
FY2022	136	−13%	$200k	$160k	$225k
FY2021	157	−8%	$175k	$150k	$200k
FY2020	171	−12%	$150k	$130k	$200k
FY2019	195	+8%	$150k	$125k	$200k
FY2018	181	+45%	$150k	$125k	$200k
FY2017	125	+20%	$120k	$90k	$160k
FY2016	104	—	$105k	$90k	$152k

Which wage levels does Morgan Stanley file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 44% of Morgan Stanley'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 1,561 filings with a wage level · all years

50%

30%

14%

Level I6.2%97
Level II50.0%780
Level III29.9%467
Level IV13.9%217

What jobs does Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.

Morgan Stanley most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job title	Filings	Median base	P25	P75
Associate	824	$150k	$140k	$175k
Vice President	530	$200k	$200k	$250k
Analyst	248	$90k	$85k	$110k
Executive Director	132	$275k	$250k	$300k
Managing Director	19	$400k	$400k	$400k
Director	14	$92k	$82k	$105k
Manager	11	$96k	$90k	$120k
Senior Associate	3	$77k	$71k	$77k
Assistant Vice President	2	$150k	$150k	$160k
Senior Manager	2	$111k	$111k	$124k

Where does Morgan Stanley hire H-1B workers?

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

11,651Certified filings (log scale)

Morgan Stanley H-1B worksite states
State	Filings	Median base
NY	1,651	$175k
CA	108	$175k
MD	13	$68k
TX	9	$125k
UT	5	$110k
IL	1	$100k
GA	1	$185k
MA	1	$180k
NJ	1	$250k
OH	1	$55k

What has Morgan Stanley filed recently?

The 50 most recent of 1,791 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Morgan Stanley recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FY	Job title	Worksite	Level	Base salary
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	III	$275,000
2026	Associate	San Francisco, CA	II	$225,000
2026	Associate	Menlo Park, CA	II	$225,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$275,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Executive Director	New York, NY	IV	$300,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Executive Director	New York, NY	IV	$300,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$200,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	III	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	I	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	I	$225,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	III	$225,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$275,000
2026	Associate	Menlo Park, CA	II	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	I	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$275,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Analyst	New York, NY	I	$115,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$275,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$225,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	III	$200,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$240,000
2026	Analyst	New York, NY	I	$110,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	III	$240,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$140,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	II	$225,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000
2026	Vice President	New York, NY	IV	$215,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	I	$150,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$150,000
2026	Executive Director	New York, NY	IV	$300,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$200,000
2026	Associate	New York, NY	II	$175,000

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Common questions about Morgan Stanley's H-1B filings

How much does Morgan Stanley pay H-1B workers?: Morgan Stanley's median certified H-1B base salary is $194k (FY2025), from 187 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Morgan Stanley sponsor?: Morgan Stanley has 1,791 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Morgan Stanley sponsor for H-1B?: Morgan Stanley's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate, Vice President, Analyst, Executive Director.
Where does Morgan Stanley hire H-1B workers?: Morgan Stanley's top H-1B worksite states are NY, CA, MD, TX.
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 →

Morgan Stanley — 1,791 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)