H-1B wage filings in Rochester, NY
Jobs with a worksite in Rochester, New York. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
633 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Rochester, NY as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 156 employers. The median offered wage was $91,291, 3.0% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Assistant Professor (45).
- Filings
- 633
- Positions covered
- 1,028
- Employers
- 156
- Median offered
- $91,291
- Median prevailing wage
- $77,334
- Filings since FY2020
- 3,570
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +19%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Rochester, NY rose 19%, from $75,500 in fiscal 2020 to $90,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 1.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 752 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.
Rochester, NY by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 450 | $90,000 | +2.3% | $77,334 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 752 | $88,005 | +10.0% | $73,757 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 518 | $80,000 | −6.4% | $70,637 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 522 | $85,500 | +6.9% | $76,898 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 505 | $80,000 | no change | $72,093 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 397 | $80,000 | +6.0% | $70,990 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 426 | $75,500 | n/a | $75,192 | +2.4% |
Employers filing for jobs in Rochester
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 156. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Rochester
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 45 | $68,475 | at the minimum | |
| Registered Nurse IV | 45 | $87,360 | +6.0% | |
| Glide Team Registered Nurse 2 Inpatient | 40 | $92,664 | +37.2% | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 19 | $63,000 | +2.7% | |
| Physician (Hospitalist) | 17 | $171,829 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineer | 16 | $107,710 | +18.2% | |
| Manager | 15 | $92,934 | at the minimum | |
| Software Developer | 15 | $96,500 | +9.1% | |
| Medical Resident Physician | 14 | $88,000 | +1.7% | |
| Senior Associate | 10 | $80,122 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Scientist | 10 | $63,000 | +1.1% | |
| Architect | 8 | $72,779 | at the minimum | |
| Research Assistant Professor | 8 | $65,000 | +1.6% | |
| Senior Manager | 8 | $113,069 | at the minimum | |
| Physician (Internal Medicine) | 6 | $103,210 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Professor | 5 | $56,850 | at the minimum | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 5 | $62,300 | at the minimum | |
| Assistant Professor of Surgery | 4 | $350,000 | +296.1% | |
| Data Engineer | 4 | $85,520 | +6.8% | |
| IT Project Manager | 4 | $100,958 | +9.2% | |
| Lecturer | 4 | $58,390 | at the minimum | |
| Physician (Family Medicine) | 4 | $203,947 | +11.5% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $132,623 | +6.3% | |
| Architectural Designer | 3 | $70,491 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Research Engineer | 3 | $95,000 | +1.9% | |
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.