Occupation · SOC 13-1161

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $108,077 to $191,443 depending on the city. The median offer is $92,000.

5,556certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

$92,000median offer

$72k to $126kmiddle half of offers

18%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area

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 by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city

New York, NY

IV $127k

San Francisco, CA

IV $161k

Seattle · Bellevue

IV $142k

IV $116k

IV $108k

IV $191k

IV $109k

under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $46k to $201k

City	LCAs	Median	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
New York, NY	875	$104,000	$64,834	$85,467	$106,122	$126,755
San Francisco, CA	216	$150,000	$69,576	$100,027	$130,458	$160,909
Seattle, WA	212	$133,000	$64,293	$90,043	$115,794	$141,544
Los Angeles, CA	142	$80,000	$55,370	$75,546	$95,722	$115,898
Chicago, IL	136	$90,000	$54,309	$72,238	$90,147	$108,077
San Jose, CA	128	$137,214	$78,395	$116,085	$153,754	$191,443
Bellevue, WA	105	$120,000	$64,293	$90,043	$115,794	$141,544
Austin, TX	101	$98,237	$51,355	$70,512	$89,648	$108,805

What employers offer

5,556 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area

$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k

Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 20 LCAs = 50 LCAs

Lottery entries

2,997 new-employment LCAs

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 27%27%20%18% 2,997

All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984

1 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.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

4,837 FY2026 to date

3.7kFY23

4.4kFY24

5.2kFY25

4.8kFY26

Median offer

$92,560 FY2026

$84kFY23

$80kFY24

$80kFY25

$93kFY26

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

#	Employer	Certified LCAs	Median salary
1	Amazon.com Services LLC	235	$133,000
2	TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	155	$131,000
3	Microsoft Corporation	141	$165,122
4	Google LLC	136	$169,000
5	Apple Inc.	43	$172,100
6	Adobe Inc.	39	$160,000
7	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	34	$138,400
8	GroupM Worldwide, LLC	30	$94,185
9	Meta Platforms, Inc	30	$198,526
10	Amazon Advertising LLC	24	$134,787
11	TikTok Inc.	21	$122,000
12	ByteDance Inc.	19	$183,000
13	Workday, Inc.	18	$96,350
14	Cummins Inc.	17	$76,800
15	DoorDash, Inc.	17	$122,824
16	Dell Marketing L.P.	16	$149,502
17	HP Inc.	15	$83,054
18	Pattern, Inc.	15	$100,000
19	Aurora Energy Research LLC	14	$90,825
20	Dell USA L.P.	14	$169,575
21	Uber Technologies, Inc.	14	$143,000
22	Applied Materials, Inc	13	$155,197
23	Genentech USA, Inc.	13	$159,328
24	IHS Global Inc.	12	$105,120
25	Admerasia Inc.	11	$65,000
	All other employers	4,460	–