Investment Banking Associate H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Financial and Investment Analysts (SOC 13-2051).
Employers filed 99 wage applications for Investment Banking Associate jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 22 employers. The median offered wage was $175,000, 48.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Jefferies LLC filed the most (36, median $175,000).
- Filings
- 99
- Positions covered
- 98
- Employers
- 22
- Median offered
- $175,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $118,248
- Filings since FY2020
- 446
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +17%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Investment Banking Associate jobs rose 17%, from $150,000 in fiscal 2020 to $175,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 48.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 98 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.
Investment Banking Associate by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 86 | $175,000 | no change | $118,248 | +48.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | $175,000 | no change | $115,731 | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 88 | $175,000 | no change | $118,498 | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 45 | $175,000 | +16.7% | $122,824 | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 46 | $150,000 | no change | $100,443 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 54 | $150,000 | no change | $102,024 | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 29 | $150,000 | n/a | $105,622 | +29.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | 36 | $175,000 | +48.0% | |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 23 | $175,000 | +99.2% | |
| PWP Employer LP | 8 | $185,000 | +56.5% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 7 | $175,000 | +48.0% | |
| RBC Capital Markets LLC | 6 | $189,544 | +36.8% | |
| Centerview Partners, LLC | 2 | $225,000 | +25.6% | |
| Pacific Century Securities LLC | 2 | $103,043 | at the minimum | |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 | +15.1% | |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | +90.3% | |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 1 | $175,000 | +64.9% | |
| MTS Health Partners, L.P. | 1 | n/a | ||
| Lazard Freres & Co. LLC | 1 | $200,000 | +11.7% | |
| Royal Bank of Canada US | 1 | $225,000 | +153.7% | |
| Carbon Reduction Capital, LLC | 1 | $158,787 | at the minimum | |
| PEI Global Partners Holdings LLC | 1 | $225,000 | +51.3% | |
Showing the 15 employers with the most filings of 22. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Investment Banking Associate jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 69 | $175,000 | +48.0% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 14 | $175,000 | +44.4% | |
| Houston, TX | 3 | $175,000 | +163.2% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $175,000 | +64.9% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $200,000 | +116.0% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $175,000 | +86.3% | |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $185,000 | +91.7% | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $113,776 | +77.0% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $84,000 | +14.8% | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $115,000 | +7.9% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $185,000 | +96.7% | |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $185,000 | +62.6% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $170,000 | +11.8% | |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 1 | $107,120 | +22.5% | |
| Southfield, MI | 1 | $100,000 | +15.2% | |
| Westport, CT | 1 | $158,787 | 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.
- 2 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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