H-1B salaries in Gainesville, GA

Based on 112 certified H-1B filings in the Gainesville, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,908
Middle 50%$83.1k–$137.1k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings112FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,195 and $450,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,572
25th$83,072
50th (median)$100,908
75th$137,062
90th$204,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $71,750 (29 filings) FY2021: median $87,360 (43 filings) FY2022: median $97,500 (39 filings) FY2023: median $81,827 (75 filings) FY2024: median $98,800 (70 filings) FY2025: median $107,292 (70 filings) FY2026: median $98,458 (42 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 75 filings FY23 FY2024: 70 filings FY24 FY2025: 70 filings FY25 FY2026: 42 filings FY26 75
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$71,750$60,000$91,06929
FY2021$87,360$76,835$99,42043
FY2022$97,500$79,612$124,94639
FY2023$81,827$81,827$100,47075
FY2024$98,800$74,454$116,06270
FY2025$107,292$83,366$130,10970
FY2026$98,458$80,959$151,84842

Cost of living

Gainesville's median H-1B salary of $100,908 is worth about $104,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,417Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Gainesville, GA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,543Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Gainesville, GA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)96.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$104,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesGA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$110,00019