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What Charles Schwab certifies it pays.

Base-pay bands from 352 wage filings Charles Schwab certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 1,814 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.

Most-filed role: Software Developers, $142K–$174K base, median $160K (223 filings).

Related record: Charles Schwab’s full H-1B sponsor file

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Base-salary bands by role

Software Developers at Charles Schwab

223 filings
p25 · $142Kmedian · $160Kp75 · $174K

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers at Charles Schwab

39 filings
p25 · $126Kmedian · $140Kp75 · $152K

Computer and Information Systems Managers at Charles Schwab

18 filings
p25 · $193Kmedian · $207Kp75 · $233K

Information Technology Project Managers at Charles Schwab

16 filings
p25 · $146Kmedian · $161Kp75 · $173K

Data Scientists at Charles Schwab

13 filings
p25 · $141Kmedian · $154Kp75 · $166K

Financial Risk Specialists at Charles Schwab

10 filings
p25 · $125Kmedian · $149Kp75 · $160K

Median by state

TX260 filings$157K
IL24 filings$148K
CO23 filings$163K
CA14 filings$225K
NC11 filings$152K
AZ9 filings$160K
NJ4 filings$182K
MI3 filings$146K

Median by seniority level

Level II · Qualified39 filings$124K
Level III · Experienced148 filings$150K
Level IV · Fully competent140 filings$172K

OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.

H-1B sponsorship profile

Charles Schwab certifies 1,814 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.

Offered vs. prevailing floor
+14%

Median certified offer runs 14% above the floor.

Filings paid above the floor
98%

The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.

Median offered · floor
$150K

vs. $132K prevailing-wage floor.

Seniority mix (OES wage level)

Level I · Entry2%
Level II · Qualified11%
Level III · Experienced39%
Level IV · Fully competent49%

Filing volume by fiscal year

FY23 416FY24 469FY25 577FY26 352↓

Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. (1,814).

Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Green-card sponsorship record

Charles Schwab has 853 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?

Certified PERM applications
853

All fiscal years on record · applications, not people

Denial share
2%

Of 866 decided applications (certified + denied)

Conversion posture
47 / 100

Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (853 vs 1,814) — filings and applications, not headcount

Certified by fiscal year
126
FY2021
110
FY2022
82
FY2023
68
FY2024
114
FY2025
217
FY2026 · to date
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Most-sponsored occupations
Software Developers · 269Software Developers, Applications · 229Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers · 73Software Developers, Systems Software · 54Computer Systems Analysts · 48Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · 38

Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.

What this data is — and isn't

These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Charles Schwab pays — not total compensation. Our sources.

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