Wisconsin H-1B salaries

Employers filed 10,931 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Wisconsin between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $95,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $95,000
Middle half earn: $75,000 to $127,017
Top 10% earn over: $167,986
Certified filings: 10,931

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
University of Wisconsin System	711	$72,511	$62,496 – $95,000
Milwaukee Board of School Directors	594	$52,770	$49,836 – $54,386
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	294	$130,000	$77,019 – $336,250
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	264	$82,534	$72,878 – $93,200
Infosys Limited	261	$75,150	$67,891 – $87,755
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.	259	$135,000	$121,206 – $151,342
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	223	$132,000	$119,199 – $146,799
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	222	$110,000	$94,949 – $127,150
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	161	$71,802	$67,891 – $82,534
Marshfield Clinic	145	$162,110	$69,159 – $276,900
LTIMindtree Limited	140	$89,999	$78,166 – $104,676
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	117	$187,165	$120,000 – $222,614
Accenture LLP	115	$109,637	$95,888 – $135,500
Grandison Management, Inc.	112	$72,987	$70,408 – $77,480
L&T Technology Services Limited	101	$88,000	$83,054 – $91,500
Atos Syntel Inc	100	$102,998	$90,000 – $119,250
Fii USA, Inc.	95	$70,000	$65,000 – $80,000
Mayo Clinic	89	$304,078	$94,848 – $406,220
Aurora Medical Group, Inc.	87	$325,393	$286,801 – $418,982
FIS Management Services, LLC	84	$117,810	$109,271 – $127,800
Wipro Limited	83	$82,909	$80,802 – $86,400
Capgemini America Inc	81	$117,964	$107,500 – $130,000
GE Precision Healthcare LLC	77	$143,000	$125,500 – $162,500
Marquette University	71	$100,000	$65,140 – $121,022
Kohler Company	70	$114,157	$91,025 – $131,893
PPD Development, L.P.	70	$76,170	$65,291 – $87,110
Catalent Pharma Solutions	60	$56,838	$54,080 – $87,246
Johnson Controls, Inc.	56	$104,894	$86,268 – $125,383
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	55	$76,500	$62,400 – $96,406
Rockwell Automation, Inc.	55	$143,000	$120,512 – $158,202
Google LLC	54	$136,500	$123,250 – $144,750
HCL America Inc	53	$88,088	$82,909 – $105,000
Uline, Inc.	51	$140,000	$117,937 – $155,028
HTC Global Services Inc.	50	$109,658	$97,714 – $115,544
GE Medical Systems, LLC	49	$127,500	$115,200 – $138,000
Regal Rexnord Corporation	48	$135,675	$128,855 – $153,252
Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.	46	$91,624	$84,200 – $100,574
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc.	45	$75,530	$73,050 – $81,689
Technoviz LLC	41	$76,000	$70,000 – $86,000
Epic Systems Corporation	41	$130,000	$110,000 – $176,405
Univ of WI System/La Crosse	39	$65,246	$61,000 – $83,500
Univ of WI System/Platteville	38	$74,375	$65,500 – $80,197
Generac Power Systems	38	$116,314	$101,250 – $138,750
Discovery Energy, LLC	37	$101,462	$83,300 – $107,650
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	37	$87,720	$63,500 – $132,000
Coforge Limited	36	$94,266	$85,678 – $102,357
Deloitte Consulting LLP	35	$133,000	$110,094 – $155,300
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	34	$100,350	$87,075 – $124,250
U.S. Bank National Association	33	$125,000	$113,922 – $131,893
Quest Global Services- N.A., Inc.	33	$82,436	$75,920 – $92,000

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Assistant Professor	524	$115,000	$85,750 – $226,124
Software Developer	362	$96,491	$88,006 – $110,000
Software Engineer	323	$98,000	$88,002 – $117,556
Senior Software Engineer	179	$130,000	$115,000 – $140,000
Scientist I	165	$68,000	$62,424 – $72,511
Research Associate-Postdegree Trainee	137	$60,416	$56,368 – $65,000
Architect	113	$69,451	$67,891 – $83,949
Special Education Teacher	98	$49,836	$49,836 – $49,836
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	94	$82,534	$80,974 – $86,403
Physical Therapist	66	$77,480	$73,814 – $82,097
Bilingual Teacher	65	$49,836	$49,836 – $51,889
Senior Engineer	63	$127,364	$120,398 – $135,000
Senior Data Engineer	62	$127,877	$120,000 – $135,242
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	59	$67,018	$66,706 – $67,891
Spanish Teacher	56	$52,770	$52,770 – $52,770
Physical Education Teacher	56	$52,770	$52,770 – $52,770
Design Engineer	54	$86,525	$75,594 – $91,302
Hospitalist	52	$300,000	$256,590 – $331,126
General Dentist	51	$180,610	$146,671 – $215,166
Manufacturing Engineer	50	$82,700	$73,786 – $93,600
Data Engineer	49	$100,000	$94,328 – $110,739
Scientist II	48	$83,681	$74,979 – $93,354
Resident Physician	47	$71,362	$66,956 – $73,050
Occupational Therapist	47	$71,698	$67,683 – $72,280
Dentist	47	$199,867	$160,000 – $221,398
Technology Consultant 2	43	$69,451	$67,891 – $69,451
Mechanical Engineer	42	$83,064	$76,793 – $90,000
Industrial Engineer	42	$83,616	$78,125 – $88,254
Data Scientist	42	$105,664	$89,632 – $118,750
Project Manager	40	$90,834	$82,400 – $99,798
Staff Software Engineer	39	$134,700	$124,600 – $149,890
Project Engineer	39	$83,200	$74,326 – $90,506
Technical Lead	37	$87,006	$82,909 – $94,894
Teacher	35	$55,660	$50,862 – $68,584
Lead Software Engineer	35	$145,000	$110,067 – $154,060
Lead Application Development Engineer	33	$148,058	$140,920 – $158,886
Math Teacher	32	$53,578	$52,770 – $54,386
Lecturer	32	$65,000	$57,408 – $66,715
Senior Software Developer	32	$109,816	$102,565 – $130,894
Associate Professor	32	$129,921	$74,382 – $335,727
Music Teacher	31	$52,770	$52,770 – $54,215
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester	31	$81,371	$78,166 – $93,180
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	31	$99,986	$98,883 – $105,290
Middle School Teacher	30	$53,607	$49,836 – $54,386
Business Analyst	30	$81,682	$77,792 – $96,696
Systems Analyst	30	$83,598	$80,357 – $91,397
Java Developer	29	$98,093	$87,360 – $108,000
Computer Programmer	29	$78,411	$74,500 – $96,491
Medical Technologist	28	$58,739	$55,584 – $69,077
Fellow Physician	27	$79,310	$75,651 – $82,184

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Milwaukee, WI	2,487	$83,075	$56,122 – $120,000
Madison, WI	2,451	$96,304	$74,256 – $125,000
Waukesha, WI	515	$105,000	$83,974 – $132,114
Brookfield, WI	511	$105,000	$88,955 – $126,822
Green Bay, WI	246	$99,434	$81,307 – $147,967
Franklin, WI	243	$111,280	$82,579 – $135,400
Middleton, WI	225	$88,733	$74,485 – $110,000
Wauwatosa, WI	192	$86,680	$75,728 – $120,342
Appleton, WI	173	$90,150	$80,309 – $114,400
Menomonee Falls, WI	167	$110,000	$94,307 – $133,760
Pleasant Prairie, WI	165	$108,675	$87,318 – $140,442
Marshfield, WI	160	$79,040	$70,262 – $256,590
La Crosse, WI	127	$91,148	$68,528 – $147,500
Sun Prairie, WI	120	$110,120	$93,000 – $130,458
Racine, WI	114	$100,000	$83,466 – $136,258
Kohler, WI	106	$98,900	$80,116 – $128,515
Verona, WI	103	$110,000	$102,627 – $141,000
Neenah, WI	101	$95,930	$80,143 – $118,000
New Berlin, WI	100	$99,986	$86,861 – $116,186
Sheboygan, WI	99	$103,251	$81,689 – $192,886
Eau Claire, WI	96	$170,925	$78,199 – $337,704
Glendale, WI	88	$105,000	$83,730 – $125,000
Kenosha, WI	86	$98,539	$72,534 – $139,476
Mt. Pleasant, WI	80	$70,000	$65,000 – $80,000
Oak Creek, WI	80	$103,896	$91,807 – $126,593
De Pere, WI	79	$97,032	$83,283 – $120,808
Beloit, WI	77	$95,000	$78,000 – $119,475
West Bend, WI	76	$118,802	$90,600 – $196,463
Mount Pleasant, WI	61	$85,000	$70,000 – $105,000
Grafton, WI	58	$133,932	$118,750 – $151,393
Janesville, WI	57	$114,130	$74,000 – $260,000
Fond Du Lac, WI	56	$110,810	$82,026 – $133,705
Sturtevant, WI	52	$89,500	$82,608 – $98,550
Pewaukee, WI	52	$100,105	$88,939 – $125,683
Oshkosh, WI	47	$85,991	$71,115 – $116,988
Mequon, WI	45	$111,550	$86,940 – $139,050
Stoughton, WI	45	$85,363	$78,603 – $97,406
Brown Deer, WI	42	$117,784	$103,367 – $132,181
Platteville, WI	42	$74,750	$65,000 – $81,311
Whitewater, WI	41	$87,720	$63,500 – $132,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	811	$95,040
2024	4,089	$92,000
2025	3,680	$95,181
2026	2,351	$98,452