Chief of Staff H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as General and Operations Managers (SOC 11-1021).
Employers filed 105 wage applications for Chief of Staff jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 88 employers. The median offered wage was $174,013, 16.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Carrara Co. filed the most (3, median $120,000).
- Filings
- 105
- Positions covered
- 100
- Employers
- 88
- Median offered
- $174,013
- Median prevailing wage
- $131,934
- Filings since FY2020
- 348
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +42%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Chief of Staff jobs rose 42%, from $123,000 in fiscal 2020 to $175,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 17.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 72 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.
Chief of Staff by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 86 | $175,000 | +7.0% | $131,934 | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 72 | $163,540 | +3.7% | $131,310 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 54 | $157,726 | −4.5% | $123,053 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 43 | $165,100 | −1.4% | $127,556 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 38 | $167,500 | +15.5% | $152,443 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 31 | $145,000 | +17.9% | $120,619 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 24 | $123,000 | n/a | $116,334 | +5.9% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrara Co. | 3 | $120,000 | +9.5% | |
| Labelbox, Inc. | 3 | $170,000 | +30.7% | |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 2 | $229,982 | +5.3% | |
| Luxury Presence, Inc. | 2 | $160,000 | +21.3% | |
| Tomo HQ, Inc. | 2 | $190,000 | +65.3% | |
| Trackonomy Systems, Inc. | 2 | $195,000 | +23.8% | |
| Bloom Nutrition LLC | 2 | $127,200 | +13.4% | |
| Perpay, Inc. | 2 | $155,000 | +18.8% | |
| Mongodb, Inc. | 1 | $197,797 | +50.6% | |
| May Mobility, Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | +35.1% | |
| SendBird, Inc. | 1 | $226,554 | at the minimum | |
| Collaborative Fund Management LLC | 1 | $140,000 | +6.1% | |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $172,185 | +11.6% | |
| Ebco, Inc. | 1 | $156,458 | +0.5% | |
| Roivant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 | +27.7% | |
| Fervo Energy Company | 1 | $210,000 | +15.6% | |
| Customized Services Administrators, Incorporated | 1 | $235,000 | +65.2% | |
| YieldStreet, Inc. | 1 | $265,000 | +69.2% | |
| Brex Inc. | 1 | $298,854 | +0.3% | |
| Blank Street Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | +40.2% | |
| Nash Technologies Inc. | 1 | $240,000 | +61.4% | |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 1 | $180,000 | +91.2% | |
| Artificial Analysis, Inc | 1 | $185,000 | +3.8% | |
| Gatsby Labs, Inc. | 1 | $141,856 | +41.0% | |
| Asana, Inc. | 1 | $325,000 | +118.6% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 88. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Chief of Staff jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 30 | $160,500 | +19.5% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 26 | $185,000 | +17.8% | |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $127,200 | +13.4% | |
| Berkeley, CA | 3 | $125,000 | +14.1% | |
| Bethesda, MD | 2 | $149,513 | +12.6% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $242,500 | +32.8% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $152,115 | +5.9% | |
| Laurel, MD | 2 | $64,813 | +0.2% | |
| Los Altos, CA | 2 | $113,589 | at the minimum | |
| Oakdale, PA | 2 | $101,900 | +0.3% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $176,093 | +16.7% | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $155,000 | +18.8% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $195,000 | +23.8% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 2 | $312,987 | +22.8% | |
| Aventura, FL | 1 | $150,000 | +11.4% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $165,000 | +1.0% | |
| Carmichael, CA | 1 | $92,810 | at the minimum | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $197,797 | +50.6% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $235,000 | +65.2% | |
| Covington, LA | 1 | $275,000 | +20.4% | |
| Davis, CA | 1 | $157,500 | +60.9% | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 1 | $195,000 | +47.8% | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $210,000 | +15.6% | |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $225,000 | +35.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $156,458 | +0.5% | |
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.
- 3 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.