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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
SOC 13-1161. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 11,561 labor condition applications for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 11,088 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $85,000 a year (quartiles $66,560–$124,000), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,963. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (34% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 2,564 with a median offered wage of $63,200.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 29%Level II 34%Level III 18%Level IV 18%Not stated 1%
| Measure | SOC 13-1161 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $85,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $66,560–$124,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 63% | 56% |
| Share certified | 96% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (4,000 here).
Offered wages by employer
| Employer | City | Applications | Mean offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | 485 | $126,376 |
| Google LLC | Mountain View | 328 | $166,890 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 294 | $169,093 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | Culver City | 166 | $144,529 |
| TikTok Inc. | Culver City | 86 | $146,371 |
| ByteDance Inc. | San Jose | 77 | $169,057 |
| GroupM Worldwide, LLC | New York | 76 | $116,432 |
| Adobe Inc. | San Jose | 76 | $162,357 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Menlo Park | 73 | $183,169 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 61 | $159,364 |
| Amazon Advertising LLC | Seattle | 42 | $125,986 |
| Amazon.Com Services LLC | Arlington | 37 | $130,951 |
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville | 31 | $83,717 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | San Francisco | 30 | $118,493 |
| Dell USA L.P. | Round Rock | 29 | $178,710 |
| Omd USA LLC | New York | 26 | $91,452 |
| Simon Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants LLC | Boston | 24 | $150,250 |
| Odoo, Inc. | Brisbane | 23 | $102,613 |
| Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc. | New York | 23 | $71,105 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | 23 | $143,637 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara | 23 | $150,754 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Round Rock | 22 | $180,440 |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | Round Rock | 21 | $158,525 |
| IHS Global Inc. | New York | 21 | $106,139 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Boston | 19 | $127,424 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | South San Francisco | 19 | $153,716 |
| PharmaACE LLC | Princeton | 19 | $150,446 |
| Admerasia Inc. | New York | 19 | $68,893 |
| Workday, Inc. | Pleasanton | 19 | $97,892 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Spring | 18 | $113,737 |
| Pattern, Inc. | Lehi | 18 | $98,981 |
| Uniuni Logistics Inc. | Brea | 16 | $56,617 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Chicago | 16 | $138,374 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sunnyvale | 16 | $149,041 |
| Maplebear Inc. | San Francisco | 16 | $146,750 |
| Open Avenues Foundation | New York | 15 | $69,598 |
| Mongodb, Inc. | New York | 15 | $117,856 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 14 | $130,746 |
| Circana, LLC | Chicago | 14 | $82,830 |
| Aurora Energy Research LLC | Austin | 14 | $93,782 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Worksite states
California 3,030 · New York 2,679 · Texas 940 · Washington 789 · New Jersey 652 · Florida 481 · Massachusetts 461 · Illinois 446 · Georgia 260 · Virginia 213
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $63,200.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 90 |
| ByteDance Inc. | San Jose | 21 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | Princeton | 20 |
| Adobe Inc. | San Jose | 17 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | 17 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 9 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sunnyvale | 8 |
| World Joint Corp. | New York | 7 |
| Posco Aapc, LLC | McCalla | 7 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 6 |
| Block, Inc. | Oakland | 6 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Round Rock | 6 |
| Intuit Inc. | Mountain View | 6 |
| PayPal, Inc. | San Jose | 5 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | San Francisco | 5 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 13-1161 is $85,000 a year, with the middle half between $66,560 and $124,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,963.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
Amazon.com Services LLC (485), Google LLC (328), Microsoft Corporation (294), TT Commerce & Global Services LLC (166), TikTok Inc. (86)
Which wage level is most common for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
Level II: Level I 29%, Level II 34%, Level III 18%, Level IV 18% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?
2,564 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $63,200.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.