Chief Technology Officer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).
Employers filed 218 wage applications for Chief Technology Officer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 180 employers. The median offered wage was $200,000, 4.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Natrion Inc. filed the most (3, median $180,000).
- Filings
- 218
- Positions covered
- 204
- Employers
- 180
- Median offered
- $200,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $178,319
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,069
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +19%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Chief Technology Officer jobs rose 19%, from $168,400 in fiscal 2020 to $200,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 208 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 Technology Officer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 173 | $200,000 | +11.1% | $176,987 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 208 | $180,000 | −1.4% | $160,285 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 172 | $182,500 | +9.8% | $163,509 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 146 | $166,250 | −1.3% | $141,711 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 153 | $168,480 | −3.7% | $147,576 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 123 | $175,000 | +3.9% | $152,443 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 94 | $168,400 | n/a | $144,976 | +4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrion Inc. | 3 | $180,000 | +43.3% | |
| Tessera Labs Corporation | 2 | $318,781 | at the minimum | |
| The Mental Health Association of New York City | 2 | $261,248 | at the minimum | |
| Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $305,000 | +19.5% | |
| Finpal Services Inc | 2 | $140,837 | at the minimum | |
| BklynHlth Inc. | 2 | $147,867 | at the minimum | |
| Inception AI, Inc. | 2 | $233,328 | +9.6% | |
| Probax USA Inc. | 2 | $261,248 | at the minimum | |
| Topify AI Inc. | 1 | $213,512 | +13.8% | |
| Van Pool Transportation LLC | 1 | $350,000 | +87.8% | |
| Aerocine Ventures Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | +54.8% | |
| Senior Life Insurance Company | 1 | $142,480 | at the minimum | |
| Fulcrum Tech Incorporated | 1 | $250,000 | +24.4% | |
| Full Meals Technology Inc. | 1 | $260,000 | +9.4% | |
| Unit21, Inc. | 1 | $350,000 | +27.5% | |
| Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Inc. | 1 | $415,002 | +95.1% | |
| Cyber-Dive Corp. | 1 | $135,000 | +0.4% | |
| Chronosphere, Inc. | 1 | $148,500 | at the minimum | |
| Flai Technologies Inc. | 1 | $105,560 | at the minimum | |
| nCino OpCo, Inc. | 1 | $270,000 | +41.0% | |
| Echelon Technologies, Corp. | 1 | $200,907 | +36.5% | |
| ThreatLocker, Inc. | 1 | $211,859 | +5.2% | |
| Project World Impact, LLC | 1 | $215,000 | +24.0% | |
| SEMA Construction, Inc. | 1 | $167,500 | +0.1% | |
| PAXAFE, Inc. | 1 | $104,312 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 180. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Chief Technology Officer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 44 | $189,500 | +4.5% | |
| New York, NY | 36 | $200,000 | +1.7% | |
| San Jose, CA | 7 | $180,056 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $242,320 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $188,167 | +3.5% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $161,434 | +4.4% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $233,328 | +9.6% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $146,349 | at the minimum | |
| Lakeville, MN | 3 | $120,000 | +4.6% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 3 | $239,000 | +0.6% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $237,162 | at the minimum | |
| Wilmington, DE | 3 | $120,994 | at the minimum | |
| Apex, NC | 2 | $209,206 | at the minimum | |
| Ashburn, VA | 2 | $140,837 | at the minimum | |
| Berkeley, CA | 2 | $265,000 | +18.7% | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $190,000 | +27.6% | |
| Carrollton, TX | 2 | n/a | ||
| Chatsworth, CA | 2 | $237,141 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $180,000 | +43.3% | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $175,000 | +0.3% | |
| El Segundo, CA | 2 | $162,011 | at the minimum | |
| Gainesville, FL | 2 | $208,000 | +46.3% | |
| Leander, TX | 2 | $150,967 | +7.1% | |
| Mclean, VA | 2 | $272,500 | +37.2% | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $214,256 | +0.3% | |
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.
- 21 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.
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