2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

The Stepping Stones Group

Offered base salaries from 56 certified H-1B filings, across 2 roles in 6 metro areas.

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

Half of The Stepping Stones Group's certified filings offered $80,766 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $68,973 and $91,666. 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
Speech-Language Pathologists$78,624$60k – $116k43
Occupational Therapists$115,606$84k – $116k6
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,974$60k – $81k8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$107,682$92k – $116k6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$77,760$46k – $83k5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$115,606$116k – $116k5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$85,426$60k – $90k4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$72,634$67k – $73k4
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
56 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 The Stepping Stones Group'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.