2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Tredence

Offered base salaries from 112 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 15 metro areas.

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

Half of Tredence's certified filings offered $154,577 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $136,500 and $172,600. 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
Data Scientists$150,000$88k – $229k69
Computer Occupations, All Other$155,000$128k – $250k18
Database Architects$160,000$105k – $200k10
Database Administrators$140,000$113k – $170k4
Software Developers$175,000$150k – $180k4
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$149,784$119k – $181k16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$150,000$107k – $173k15
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$183,000$128k – $250k10
Pittsburgh, PA$135,000$111k – $175k9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$175,000$126k – $195k8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$140,523$105k – $229k7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$150,000$120k – $173k5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$170,000$88k – $185k5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$170,000$150k – $213k4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$141,900$111k – $176k3
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Data Scientists — San Francisco$142,00012−16.5%
Data Scientists — Dallas$140,0009+9.6%
Data Scientists — Pittsburgh$135,0009+39.7%
Data Scientists — Washington$148,8006+12.6%
Data Scientists — Seattle$175,0005+6.2%
Sources

How this page was made

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