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Financial Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 2,783 labor condition applications for Financial Risk Specialists (SOC 13-2054) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 2,740 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $134,000 a year (quartiles $100,050–$163,500), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $113,818. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (34% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 573 with a median offered wage of $139,011.
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 16%Level II 34%Level III 20%Level IV 20%Not stated 9%
| Measure | SOC 13-2054 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $134,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $100,050–$163,500 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 50% | 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 (2,776 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.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Financial Risk Specialists: 297 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
New York 939 · Texas 371 · California 196 · Washington 168 · Illinois 162 · New Jersey 159 · Utah 151 · Florida 90 · North Carolina 64 · Georgia 61
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: $139,011.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | New York | 58 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 24 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | New York | 23 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Chicago | 21 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Secaucus | 20 |
| Bank of America N.A. | Charlotte | 10 |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | New York | 10 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC | New York | 10 |
| American Express Company | New York | 9 |
| Stripe, Inc. | South San Francisco | 9 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon | Pittsburgh | 7 |
| BNP Paribas RCC Inc. | Jersey City | 7 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | New York | 6 |
| Chime Financial, Inc. | San Francisco | 6 |
| SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. | New York | 6 |
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 Risk Specialists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 13-2054 is $134,000 a year, with the middle half between $100,050 and $163,500; the median prevailing wage cited is $113,818.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Financial Risk Specialists?
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (564), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (351), Microsoft Corporation (99), Amazon.com Services LLC (87), Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. (84)
Which wage level is most common for Financial Risk Specialists?
Level II: Level I 16%, Level II 34%, Level III 20%, Level IV 20% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Financial Risk Specialists?
573 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $139,011.
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.