Senior Staff Accountant H-1B salaries — 180 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $84k
- Median base · FY2025
- $73k–$90k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Uhy Advisors NY
- Top sponsor · 6 all-time
Senior Staff Accountant: 180 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $84k across 13 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $90k. The biggest sponsors are Uhy Advisors NY, Bharti Desai Cpa, Hooker Furniture; most filings are in Washington, DC.
How much does a Senior Staff 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. $84k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Staff Accountant sponsorship changed?
17 certified filings in FY2016 → 14 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | +8% | $86k |
| FY2025 | 13 | −28% | $84k |
| FY2024 | 18 | +20% | $83k |
| FY2023 | 15 | −17% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 18 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 18 | −5% | $74k |
| FY2020 | 19 | 0% | $71k |
| FY2019 | 19 | +12% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 17 | +42% | $70k |
| FY2017 | 12 | −29% | $65k |
| FY2016 | 17 | — | $70k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Staff 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 | Uhy Advisors NY | 6 | $75k |
| 2 | Bharti Desai Cpa | 4 | $107k |
| 3 | Hooker Furniture | 4 | $59k |
| 4 | LA Familia Agency | 4 | $68k |
| 5 | Management 26 | 3 | $111k |
| 6 | Amin Kotadia Cpa | 3 | $69k |
| 7 | Miller Associates Cpa˜s P A | 3 | $90k |
| 8 | Oakes Farms | 3 | $58k |
| 9 | Newcastle | 3 | $65k |
| 10 | Hazens Investment | 3 | $65k |
Where are H-1B Senior Staff Accountant jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, DC | 8 | $69k |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $68k |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 6 | $80k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 6 | $83k |
| 5 | Marietta, GA | 5 | $107k |
| 6 | Chicago, IL | 5 | $70k |
| 7 | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $76k |
| 8 | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $78k |
| 9 | Farmers Branch, TX | 4 | $68k |
| 10 | Oakland, CA | 4 | $81k |
Common questions about Senior Staff Accountant H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Staff Accountant?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Staff Accountant is $84k (FY2025), from 13 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $68k and $87k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Staff Accountants?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Staff Accountant are Uhy Advisors NY, Bharti Desai Cpa, Hooker Furniture.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Staff Accountant jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Staff Accountant roles are Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Staff 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 →