Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist H-1B salaries — 291 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 40
- Filings · FY2025
- $107k
- Median base · FY2025
- $92k–$116k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Medtronic
- Top sponsor · 52 all-time
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist: 291 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $107k across 40 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $92k and $116k. The biggest sponsors are Medtronic, Covidien, Abbott Laboratories; most filings are in Santa Clara, CA.
How much does a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 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. $107k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist sponsorship changed?
9 certified filings in FY2016 → 32 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 32 | −20% | $104k |
| FY2025 | 40 | +8% | $107k |
| FY2024 | 37 | +12% | $102k |
| FY2023 | 33 | −3% | $99k |
| FY2022 | 34 | +36% | $104k |
| FY2021 | 25 | +19% | $92k |
| FY2020 | 21 | −12% | $100k |
| FY2019 | 24 | +14% | $91k |
| FY2018 | 21 | +40% | $95k |
| FY2017 | 15 | +67% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 9 | — | $95k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialists?
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 | Medtronic | 52 | $87k |
| 2 | Covidien | 19 | $89k |
| 3 | Abbott Laboratories | 18 | $95k |
| 4 | ST Jude Medical Cardiology Division | 13 | $113k |
| 5 | Boston Scientific | 8 | $95k |
| 6 | Intuitive Surgical Operations | 7 | $126k |
| 7 | Procept Biorobotics | 5 | $105k |
| 8 | Guardant Health | 5 | $116k |
| 9 | Abbott Diabetes Care | 4 | $119k |
| 10 | Becton Dickinson And | 4 | $103k |
Where are H-1B Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara, CA | 13 | $102k |
| 2 | San Jose, CA | 11 | $108k |
| 3 | Mounds View, MN | 11 | $87k |
| 4 | San Diego, CA | 11 | $92k |
| 5 | Pleasanton, CA | 10 | $116k |
| 6 | Plymouth, MN | 8 | $89k |
| 7 | Irvine, CA | 8 | $86k |
| 8 | Santa Rosa, CA | 7 | $74k |
| 9 | Alameda, CA | 7 | $111k |
| 10 | Dublin, CA | 7 | $114k |
Common questions about Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist is $107k (FY2025), from 40 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $87k and $113k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist are Medtronic, Covidien, Abbott Laboratories.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist roles are Santa Clara, CA, San Jose, CA, Mounds View, MN.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 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 →