2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

4consulting

Offered base salaries from 69 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 5 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of 4consulting's certified filings offered $85,000 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $70,000 and $90,000. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Software Developers$90,000$85k – $110k33
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$72,000$67k – $120k17
Computer Occupations, All Other$65,000$62k – $150k5
Operations Research Analysts$55,000$55k – $65k5
Data Scientists$67,288$67k – $85k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$85,000$62k – $102k28
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$85,384$67k – $105k18
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$70,000$55k – $72k8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$110,000$65k – $150k6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$65,000$55k – $65k3
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares 4consulting's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Software Developers — Harrisburg$87,14920−20.4%
Software Developers — Austin$90,00010−32.9%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Austin$75,0006−27.2%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Orlando$70,0006−32.9%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
69 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes 4consulting's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.