Worksite city · Madison, WI wage area
H-1B salaries in Madison, WI
19% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 30% get a single lottery entry.
979certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$99,420median offer
19%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
197new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $41k to $157k
Lottery entries
197 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 241 | $126,105 |
| Data Scientists | 56 | $114,088 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 50 | $68,500 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 45 | $94,037 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 40 | $75,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 28 | $96,267 |
| Biological Technicians | 25 | $56,411 |
| Computer Programmers | 23 | $88,067 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 22 | $68,912 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 21 | $86,630 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 20 | $109,658 |
| Chemists | 18 | $65,250 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $116,320 |
| Information Security Analysts | 15 | $109,200 |
| Database Administrators | 15 | $117,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin System | 332 | $74,628 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 94 | $140,590 |
| HTC Global Services Inc. | 33 | $109,658 |
| Atos Syntel Inc | 29 | $114,504 |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions | 27 | $68,000 |
| Google LLC | 24 | $142,500 |
| Zappos.com LLC | 13 | $155,000 |
| Technoviz LLC | 12 | $76,000 |
| Capgemini America Inc | 11 | $113,300 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 11 | $190,259 |
| Infosys Limited | 11 | $79,560 |
| Medica Services Company LLC | 10 | $150,029 |
| University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation | 10 | $118,820 |
| Vennsys LLC | 9 | $112,923 |
| Code Ace Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $114,504 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 7 | $74,485 |
| Convergent Science, Inc. | 7 | $120,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 6 | $129,000 |
| Compunnel Software Group, INC | 6 | $118,350 |
| Digital Scripts, Inc. | 6 | $118,602 |
| All other employers | 313 | – |