Senior Specialist H-1B salaries — 214 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $95k
- Median base · FY2025
- $82k–$108k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- KPMG LLP
- Top sponsor · 108 all-time
Senior Specialist: 214 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $95k across 13 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $82k and $108k. The biggest sponsors are KPMG LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Ibase Operations; most filings are in Short Hills, NJ.
How much does a Senior 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. $95k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Specialist sponsorship changed?
21 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −69% | $100k |
| FY2025 | 13 | +8% | $95k |
| FY2024 | 12 | 0% | $110k |
| FY2023 | 12 | +20% | $100k |
| FY2022 | 10 | −52% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 21 | −34% | $110k |
| FY2020 | 32 | +23% | $103k |
| FY2019 | 26 | −37% | $101k |
| FY2018 | 41 | +86% | $108k |
| FY2017 | 22 | +5% | $94k |
| FY2016 | 21 | — | $100k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior 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 | KPMG LLP | 108 | $101k |
| 2 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 20 | $99k |
| 3 | Ibase Operations | 11 | $95k |
| 4 | Citibank N A | 8 | $115k |
| 5 | Changeis | 4 | $130k |
| 6 | Technip USA | 4 | $99k |
| 7 | Ibase Operations Corp. D B a Qualitest Group | 4 | $82k |
| 8 | Ibase of Fairfield County | 3 | $92k |
| 9 | Nestle R D Center | 3 | $110k |
| 10 | Infineon Technologies Americas | 3 | $89k |
Where are H-1B Senior Specialist jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Hills, NJ | 26 | $103k |
| 2 | Dallas, TX | 25 | $96k |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 16 | $90k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 13 | $115k |
| 5 | Atlanta, GA | 10 | $95k |
| 6 | Austin, TX | 10 | $100k |
| 7 | Houston, TX | 8 | $104k |
| 8 | Seattle, WA | 6 | $108k |
| 9 | Sacramento, CA | 6 | $90k |
| 10 | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $130k |
Common questions about Senior Specialist H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Specialist?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Specialist is $95k (FY2025), from 13 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $93k and $117k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Specialists?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Specialist are KPMG LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Ibase Operations.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Specialist jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Specialist roles are Short Hills, NJ, Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior 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 →