Chief Operating Officer H-1B salaries — 548 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 85
- Filings · FY2025
- $156k
- Median base · FY2025
- $128k–$250k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- SG Americas Securities
- Top sponsor · 7 all-time
Chief Operating Officer: 548 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $156k across 85 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $128k and $250k. The biggest sponsors are SG Americas Securities, Nature S Power Nutraceuticals, Random Math; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Chief Operating Officer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $156k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chief Operating Officer sponsorship changed?
38 certified filings in FY2016 → 42 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 42 | −51% | $200k |
| FY2025 | 85 | +33% | $156k |
| FY2024 | 64 | +49% | $208k |
| FY2023 | 43 | −10% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 48 | +37% | $208k |
| FY2021 | 35 | −19% | $195k |
| FY2020 | 43 | +23% | $154k |
| FY2019 | 35 | −34% | $147k |
| FY2018 | 53 | −15% | $165k |
| FY2017 | 62 | +63% | $158k |
| FY2016 | 38 | — | $126k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Chief Operating Officers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG Americas Securities | 7 | $135k |
| 2 | Nature S Power Nutraceuticals | 5 | $130k |
| 3 | Random Math | 4 | $158k |
| 4 | Indxx | 4 | $190k |
| 5 | Leading Pharma | 4 | $240k |
| 6 | Ipolarity | 4 | $208k |
| 7 | The Zebra Collective | 4 | $111k |
| 8 | Wafts Solutions | 4 | $102k |
| 9 | Softworld Technologies | 4 | $208k |
| 10 | Time-cap Laboratories | 4 | $198k |
Where are H-1B Chief Operating Officer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 71 | $180k |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | 39 | $145k |
| 3 | Miami, FL | 24 | $190k |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 15 | $150k |
| 5 | Houston, TX | 15 | $208k |
| 6 | Boston, MA | 13 | $141k |
| 7 | Chicago, IL | 11 | $200k |
| 8 | Cambridge, MA | 7 | $208k |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 6 | $200k |
| 10 | Dallas, TX | 6 | $200k |
Common questions about Chief Operating Officer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Chief Operating Officer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Chief Operating Officer is $156k (FY2025), from 85 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $121k and $239k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Chief Operating Officers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Chief Operating Officer are SG Americas Securities, Nature S Power Nutraceuticals, Random Math.
- Where are most H-1B Chief Operating Officer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Chief Operating Officer roles are New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Miami, FL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Chief Operating Officer H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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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 →