H-1B wage filings in Philadelphia, PA
Jobs with a worksite in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
2,848 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Philadelphia, PA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 672 employers. The median offered wage was $100,000, 6.5% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Research Associate (105).
- Filings
- 2,848
- Positions covered
- 3,471
- Employers
- 672
- Median offered
- $100,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $88,026
- Filings since FY2020
- 22,517
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +14%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Philadelphia, PA rose 14%, from $88,000 in fiscal 2020 to $100,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 4,498 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Philadelphia, PA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 2,191 | $100,000 | no change | $88,026 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 3,144 | $100,000 | +0.5% | $86,040 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 2,797 | $99,500 | +4.0% | $84,469 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 3,188 | $95,701 | +2.9% | $86,486 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,480 | $93,000 | +3.6% | $88,483 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,219 | $89,773 | +2.0% | $88,421 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 4,498 | $88,000 | n/a | $85,405 | at the minimum |
Employers filing for jobs in Philadelphia
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 672. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Philadelphia
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Associate | 105 | $75,000 | +17.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 77 | $69,864 | +14.4% | |
| Software Engineer | 54 | $110,000 | +0.9% | |
| Software Developer | 52 | $110,000 | +0.1% | |
| Assistant Professor | 35 | $152,140 | +119.8% | |
| Data Scientist | 35 | $96,013 | +2.0% | |
| Manager | 34 | $131,395 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer 4, Software Development & Engineering | 31 | $127,078 | at the minimum | |
| Resident Physician | 28 | $79,352 | +0.9% | |
| Research Associate Scientist | 24 | $74,672 | at the minimum | |
| Fellow | 23 | $90,741 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering | 22 | $88,088 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Consultant | 21 | $109,845 | +1.0% | |
| Senior Research Investigator | 21 | $94,753 | +32.2% | |
| Associate | 18 | $110,000 | +44.7% | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow Research Associate | 17 | $68,411 | +13.1% | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 15 | $88,600 | +12.4% | |
| Database Administrators | 15 | $142,000 | +27.8% | |
| Engineering Consultant 2 | 15 | $98,675 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Associate | 15 | $110,000 | +30.9% | |
| Consultant | 14 | $147,350 | +70.3% | |
| Data Engineer | 13 | $100,006 | at the minimum | |
| Dentist | 12 | $205,109 | +85.7% | |
| Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) | 11 | $147,761 | +162.9% | |
| Business Analyst | 11 | $95,050 | +0.1% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.