Senior Accountant H-1B salaries — 1,904 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 203
- Filings · FY2025
- $92k
- Median base · FY2025
- $80k–$105k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Uber Technologies
- Top sponsor · 18 all-time
Senior Accountant: 1,904 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $92k across 203 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $80k and $105k. The biggest sponsors are Uber Technologies, Google, Chugh Cpas LLP; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Senior Accountant 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. $92k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Accountant sponsorship changed?
118 certified filings in FY2016 → 181 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 181 | −11% | $95k |
| FY2025 | 203 | +9% | $92k |
| FY2024 | 186 | +35% | $90k |
| FY2023 | 138 | −28% | $85k |
| FY2022 | 192 | 0% | $84k |
| FY2021 | 192 | +9% | $82k |
| FY2020 | 176 | −4% | $77k |
| FY2019 | 184 | −3% | $77k |
| FY2018 | 189 | +30% | $77k |
| FY2017 | 145 | +23% | $72k |
| FY2016 | 118 | — | $73k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Accountants?
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 | Uber Technologies | 18 | $108k |
| 2 | 14 | $152k | |
| 3 | Chugh Cpas LLP | 9 | $83k |
| 4 | Marcum LLP | 9 | $88k |
| 5 | Singerlewak LLP | 9 | $73k |
| 6 | Expedia | 8 | $69k |
| 7 | Pandya Kapadia Bhatt Associates Cpas | 8 | $78k |
| 8 | T-Mobile USA | 7 | $82k |
| 9 | Nagano Morita Llp | 7 | $55k |
| 10 | Cover Rossiter | 7 | $55k |
Where are H-1B Senior Accountant jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 170 | $90k |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | 121 | $96k |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 61 | $78k |
| 4 | Dallas, TX | 40 | $80k |
| 5 | Chicago, IL | 39 | $75k |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA | 38 | $79k |
| 7 | Boston, MA | 34 | $82k |
| 8 | Atlanta, GA | 32 | $80k |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 32 | $85k |
| 10 | Bethesda, MD | 26 | $81k |
Common questions about Senior Accountant H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Accountant?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Accountant is $92k (FY2025), from 203 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $70k and $96k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Accountants?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Accountant are Uber Technologies, Google, Chugh Cpas LLP.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Accountant jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Accountant roles are New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Houston, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Accountant 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 →