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What Ernst & Young U.S. LLP certifies it pays.

Base-pay bands from 39,638 certified Department of Labor wage filings, through FY2025. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.

Base-salary bands by role

Auditors

10,721 filings
p25 · $83Kmedian · $103Kp75 · $130K

Software Developers

4,436 filings
p25 · $135Kmedian · $155Kp75 · $186K

Financial and Investment Analysts

3,696 filings
p25 · $110Kmedian · $150Kp75 · $195K

Database Administrators

3,473 filings
p25 · $98Kmedian · $134Kp75 · $168K

Computer and Information Systems Managers

2,551 filings
p25 · $187Kmedian · $210Kp75 · $246K

Operations Research Analysts

2,410 filings
p25 · $123Kmedian · $175Kp75 · $205K

Information Security Analysts

2,112 filings
p25 · $103Kmedian · $148Kp75 · $192K

Computer Systems Analysts

1,544 filings
p25 · $105Kmedian · $134Kp75 · $175K

Median by state

NY6,457 filings$136K
CA5,716 filings$133K
TX5,393 filings$131K
NJ4,213 filings$152K
IL3,117 filings$139K
GA2,222 filings$142K
MA1,691 filings$114K
NC1,349 filings$150K

Median by seniority level

Level I · Entry6,313 filings$83K
Level II · Qualified17,024 filings$124K
Level III · Experienced11,294 filings$175K
Level IV · Fully competent4,362 filings$239K

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

H-1B sponsorship profile

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP certifies 39,638 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2025 — filing volume steady. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.

Offered vs. prevailing floor
+36%

Median certified offer runs 36% above the floor.

Filings paid above the floor
100%

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

Median offered · floor
$136K

vs. $94K prevailing-wage floor.

Seniority mix (OES wage level)

Level I · Entry16%
Level II · Qualified44%
Level III · Experienced29%
Level IV · Fully competent11%

Filing volume by fiscal year

FY22 9,426FY23 10,828FY24 9,817FY25 9,567

Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (39,638).

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.

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 Ernst & Young U.S. LLP pays — not total compensation. Our sources.

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