2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Msci

Offered base salaries from 77 certified H-1B filings, across 6 roles in 4 metro areas.

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

Half of Msci's certified filings offered $128,400 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $96,390 and $147,800. 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
Financial and Investment Analysts$147,000$116k – $177k21
Software Developers$128,400$89k – $214k21
Data Scientists$95,660$77k – $141k9
Financial Specialists, All Other$132,400$81k – $164k7
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$85,000$59k – $136k6
Accountants and Auditors$119,000$119k – $119k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$132,400$93k – $242k37
Oklahoma City, OK$85,000$59k – $97k15
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$151,300$81k – $275k12
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$147,800$95k – $148k4
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Financial and Investment Analysts — New York$147,00014+14.0%
Software Developers — New York$132,00010−20.9%
Data Scientists — Oklahoma City$77,1006−15.5%
Financial Specialists, All Other — New York$132,4005+20.8%
Software Developers — Oklahoma City$89,0005−27.3%
Sources

How this page was made

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