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Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 16,899 labor condition applications for Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 16,484 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $140,000 a year (quartiles $108,000–$180,586), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $115,731. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (34% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 2,368 with a median offered wage of $135,658.
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 22%Level II 34%Level III 18%Level IV 21%Not stated 6%
| Measure | SOC 13-2051 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $140,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $108,000–$180,586 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 56% | 56% |
| Share certified | 98% | 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
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
New York 7,464 · California 2,744 · Texas 1,145 · Illinois 731 · Florida 725 · Massachusetts 584 · New Jersey 569 · Washington 440 · Georgia 292 · Connecticut 279
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: $135,658.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | New York | 89 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Chicago | 75 |
| Bofa Securities, Inc. | Charlotte | 46 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | New York | 33 |
| Citadel Americas Services LLC | Miami | 30 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Secaucus | 29 |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | Newport Beach | 20 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC | New York | 19 |
| KPMG LLP | Dallas | 17 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Princeton | 15 |
| Adobe Inc. | San Jose | 14 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | Boston | 13 |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | New York | 11 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 11 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara | 11 |
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 Financial and Investment Analysts?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 13-2051 is $140,000 a year, with the middle half between $108,000 and $180,586; the median prevailing wage cited is $115,731.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Financial and Investment Analysts?
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (1,548), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (606), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (488), Amazon.com Services LLC (410), Bofa Securities, Inc. (378)
Which wage level is most common for Financial and Investment Analysts?
Level II: Level I 22%, Level II 34%, Level III 18%, Level IV 21% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Financial and Investment Analysts?
2,368 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $135,658.
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.