2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Cbre

Offered base salaries from 91 certified H-1B filings, across 9 roles in 4 metro areas.

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

Half of Cbre's certified filings offered $118,893 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $92,290 and $150,779. 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$149,781$84k – $200k38
Engineers, All Other$96,616$67k – $130k7
Computer Occupations, All Other$144,310$64k – $160k6
Operations Research Analysts$84,000$58k – $131k6
Data Scientists$94,929$69k – $119k6
Construction Managers$119,954$77k – $125k5
Financial and Investment Analysts$82,243$72k – $104k5
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$116,699$110k – $155k4
Civil Engineers$108,930$108k – $139k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$137,525$64k – $227k52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$71,635$65k – $108k5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$139,214$87k – $172k5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,293$64k – $120k4
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
91 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 Cbre'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.