Visa U S A
Offered base salaries from 229 certified H-1B filings, across 11 roles in 8 metro areas.
Half of Visa U S A's certified filings offered $143,790 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $128,668 and $161,886. 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 | $155,605 | $85k – $214k | 65 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $143,200 | $85k – $196k | 51 |
| Data Scientists | $158,642 | $81k – $205k | 32 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $125,632 | $92k – $160k | 27 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $149,900 | $113k – $236k | 17 |
| Project Management Specialists | $143,200 | $94k – $152k | 5 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $223,912 | $192k – $237k | 4 |
| Graphic Designers | $117,600 | $94k – $159k | 4 |
| Information Security Analysts | $184,579 | $105k – $194k | 3 |
| Database Architects | $143,790 | $132k – $144k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $163,030 | $94k – $237k | 83 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $139,800 | $85k – $213k | 79 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $136,115 | $97k – $164k | 30 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,707 | $94k – $144k | 8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $156,229 | $117k – $224k | 8 |
| Cleveland, OH | $119,954 | $81k – $156k | 6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $162,762 | $118k – $194k | 6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $126,360 | $113k – $130k | 4 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Visa U S A'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 — Austin | $155,709 | 38 | +16.1% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Austin | $136,989 | 21 | +5.8% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — San Francisco | $173,638 | 17 | +7.4% |
| Data Scientists — San Francisco | $188,885 | 15 | +11.0% |
| Software Developers — Denver | $140,484 | 12 | +2.1% |
| Operations Research Analysts — San Francisco | $174,500 | 11 | +57.8% |
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $159,100 | 10 | −14.8% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Denver | $130,686 | 9 | +5.7% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Austin | $124,904 | 8 | +21.2% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Denver | $145,995 | 8 | −9.0% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 229 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 Visa U S A'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.