Charles Schwab
Offered base salaries from 393 certified H-1B filings, across 9 roles in 10 metro areas.
Half of Charles Schwab's certified filings offered $153,477 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $140,000 and $166,920. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $156,200 | $88k – $280k | 264 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $142,500 | $107k – $214k | 55 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $152,800 | $118k – $245k | 21 |
| Data Scientists | $139,300 | $100k – $171k | 14 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $208,000 | $159k – $242k | 8 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | $140,000 | $105k – $154k | 8 |
| Database Administrators | $147,712 | $121k – $171k | 6 |
| Database Architects | $155,000 | $137k – $165k | 3 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $135,300 | $100k – $155k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $153,820 | $92k – $242k | 173 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $155,000 | $88k – $280k | 126 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $152,800 | $100k – $245k | 33 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $152,900 | $133k – $197k | 12 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $153,089 | $88k – $179k | 11 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $145,550 | $117k – $167k | 9 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $144,439 | $106k – $258k | 8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $191,999 | $144k – $255k | 7 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $132,250 | $122k – $172k | 5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $140,100 | $116k – $190k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Charles Schwab's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — Dallas | $155,000 | 114 | +16.3% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $156,818 | 93 | +16.9% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Dallas | $145,000 | 26 | +40.5% |
| Software Developers — Denver | $167,790 | 18 | +21.9% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Austin | $144,000 | 18 | +39.7% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Austin | $151,325 | 8 | +16.9% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Dallas | $166,380 | 8 | +30.6% |
| Data Scientists — Dallas | $140,000 | 8 | +9.6% |
| Software Developers — Raleigh | $146,474 | 7 | +10.3% |
| Software Developers — Ann Arbor | $144,439 | 6 | +13.9% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 393 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 Charles Schwab'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.