Chief Operating Officer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as General and Operations Managers (SOC 11-1021).
Employers filed 122 wage applications for Chief Operating Officer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 101 employers. The median offered wage was $202,000, 11.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Plastic Recycling, Inc. filed the most (2, median $269,526).
- Filings
- 122
- Positions covered
- 114
- Employers
- 101
- Median offered
- $202,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $178,475
- Filings since FY2020
- 718
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Chief Operating Officer jobs rose 22%, from $171,558 in fiscal 2020 to $208,874 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 153 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 Operating Officer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 90 | $208,874 | +16.0% | $180,981 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 153 | $180,000 | −13.5% | $152,870 | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 123 | $208,000 | +24.1% | $178,422 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 92 | $167,576 | −16.2% | $150,478 | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 106 | $200,000 | +2.6% | $178,568 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 81 | $195,000 | +13.7% | $156,374 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 73 | $171,558 | n/a | $156,915 | +8.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Recycling, Inc. | 2 | $269,526 | at the minimum | |
| Pulsar Global Corp. | 2 | $225,000 | +41.0% | |
| American Australian Association Inc. | 2 | $150,000 | +17.7% | |
| SuperOrdinary Corporate LLC | 2 | $575,000 | +174.7% | |
| Longview Philanthropy USA Inc. | 2 | $156,000 | at the minimum | |
| Lone Star Bagels LLC | 1 | $184,746 | at the minimum | |
| Syrup Tech Inc. | 1 | $95,285 | at the minimum | |
| Removery LLC | 1 | $350,000 | +22.0% | |
| Flai Technologies Inc. | 1 | $105,560 | at the minimum | |
| Social Accountability International Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | +27.7% | |
| Practifi Inc | 1 | $236,250 | +1.8% | |
| Qsic, Inc. | 1 | $260,000 | +20.1% | |
| Fortress Technology Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +51.2% | |
| Okty C Corporation | 1 | $125,000 | +3.8% | |
| Citizens Holdings LLC | 1 | $155,000 | +17.5% | |
| Li-Cycle Inc. | 1 | $420,000 | +53.8% | |
| Superpower Health, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 | +12.2% | |
| Bernstein Institutional Services LLC | 1 | $400,000 | +155.4% | |
| Biofiltro USA, Inc. | 1 | $156,000 | +18.7% | |
| Grupo Puerto LLC | 1 | $262,101 | at the minimum | |
| ASR Group Holdings LLC | 1 | $206,000 | +3.7% | |
| International Institute of New England | 1 | $164,000 | +0.4% | |
| GAMURS, Inc. | 1 | $184,267 | at the minimum | |
| Strada API, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 | +11.5% | |
| Zeta Surgical Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | +28.2% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 101. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Chief Operating Officer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 17 | $190,000 | +11.9% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 9 | $190,000 | +11.8% | |
| Austin, TX | 7 | $250,000 | +4.5% | |
| Boston, MA | 6 | $157,000 | +9.8% | |
| Miami, FL | 5 | $181,251 | at the minimum | |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $216,549 | at the minimum | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $250,000 | +16.3% | |
| Houston, TX | 3 | $306,000 | +68.4% | |
| Leesburg, VA | 3 | $154,710 | at the minimum | |
| Berkeley, CA | 2 | $156,000 | at the minimum | |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $192,000 | +27.4% | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $125,000 | +3.4% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $194,373 | +15.7% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $269,526 | at the minimum | |
| Ouray, CO | 2 | $225,000 | +29.9% | |
| Parsippany, NJ | 2 | $334,750 | +39.4% | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $145,600 | +24.1% | |
| Tamuning, GU | 2 | $91,176 | +4.4% | |
| Waipahu, HI | 2 | $166,400 | +19.9% | |
| Baltimore City, MD | 1 | $226,000 | +0.3% | |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 | $200,000 | +24.3% | |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $500,000 | +121.2% | |
| Billerica, MA | 1 | $163,301 | at the minimum | |
| Brookline, MA | 1 | $70,658 | at the minimum | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $239,200 | at the minimum | |
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.
- 13 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.