What Goldman Sachs certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 1,096 wage filings Goldman Sachs certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 6,600 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $131K–$183K base, median $160K (192 filings).
Related record: Goldman Sachs’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Goldman Sachs
192 filingsFinancial Specialists, All Other at Goldman Sachs
172 filingsFinancial and Investment Analysts at Goldman Sachs
164 filingsFinancial Risk Specialists at Goldman Sachs
106 filingsAccountants and Auditors at Goldman Sachs
106 filingsData Scientists at Goldman Sachs
62 filingsOperations Research Analysts at Goldman Sachs
52 filingsInformation Security Analysts at Goldman Sachs
38 filingsMedian by state
| NY | 418 filings | $173K |
| TX | 301 filings | $124K |
| UT | 287 filings | $84K |
| CA | 29 filings | $184K |
| FL | 18 filings | $116K |
| NJ | 13 filings | $155K |
| WA | 12 filings | $190K |
| IL | 11 filings | $125K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 125 filings | $80K |
| Level II · Qualified | 487 filings | $112K |
| Level III · Experienced | 227 filings | $163K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 183 filings | $205K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Goldman Sachs certifies 6,600 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.
Median certified offer runs 33% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $90K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 4 legal entities under this brand — largest: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (6,334).
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
Goldman Sachs has 2,142 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?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 2,220 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (2,142 vs 6,600) — filings and applications, not headcount
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 Goldman Sachs pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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