What Morgan Stanley certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 239 wage filings Morgan Stanley certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 935 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Financial and Investment Analysts, $175K–$225K base, median $175K (147 filings).
Related record: Morgan Stanley’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Financial and Investment Analysts at Morgan Stanley
147 filingsFinancial Specialists, All Other at Morgan Stanley
59 filingsStatisticians at Morgan Stanley
11 filingsMedian by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 32 filings | $150K |
| Level II · Qualified | 104 filings | $175K |
| Level III · Experienced | 45 filings | $225K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 53 filings | $275K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Morgan Stanley certifies 935 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume rising. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 57% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $116K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 6+ legal entities under this brand — largest: Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC (437).
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
Morgan Stanley has 925 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 942 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (925 vs 935) — 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 Morgan Stanley pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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