2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

HCL America

Offered base salaries from 2,121 certified H-1B filings, across 16 roles in 53 metro areas.

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

Half of HCL America's certified filings offered $108,098 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $91,042 and $130,200. 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
Computer Occupations, All Other$113,326$60k – $270k1101
Computer Programmers$100,000$60k – $233k386
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,710$60k – $212k146
Computer Systems Analysts$122,179$80k – $165k128
Mechanical Engineers$98,987$60k – $142k111
Computer Network Support Specialists$65,936$60k – $150k54
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$104,478$73k – $165k48
Sales Engineers$124,384$80k – $255k40
Software Developers$127,504$76k – $173k28
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$115,002$84k – $178k20
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$107,125$60k – $270k403
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,662$60k – $255k199
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133,432$89k – $260k173
Raleigh-Cary, NC$101,251$66k – $201k124
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$135,048$75k – $205k122
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$105,832$60k – $190k76
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$99,611$65k – $211k75
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$116,400$84k – $186k70
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$100,000$63k – $153k54
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$122,866$76k – $231k49
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Computer Occupations, All Other — Dallas$110,330224−13.4%
Computer Occupations, All Other — New York$104,50493−17.7%
Computer Programmers — Dallas$91,35681−10.6%
Computer Occupations, All Other — San Jose$142,09072−23.0%
Computer Occupations, All Other — Raleigh$108,00071−1.8%
Computer Occupations, All Other — Seattle$130,00070−4.5%
Computer Programmers — New York$106,66244−15.8%
Computer Occupations, All Other — Atlanta$111,44744+2.5%
Computer Systems Analysts — Dallas$122,17935−0.3%
Computer Programmers — San Jose$126,69332−18.2%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
2,121 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 HCL America'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.