H-1B salaries in Miami, FL

Based on 9,375 certified H-1B filings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$106,163
Middle 50%$82.4k–$141.1k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $122,699
Filings9,375FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,278 and $370,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,000
25th$82,389
50th (median)$106,163
75th$141,118
90th$187,008

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $81,661 (4,681 filings) FY2021: median $89,981 (4,434 filings) FY2022: median $92,685 (5,243 filings) FY2023: median $95,850 (4,391 filings) FY2024: median $99,871 (4,614 filings) FY2025: median $101,109 (5,448 filings) FY2026: median $110,947 (3,927 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,681 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,434 filings FY21 FY2022: 5,243 filings FY22 FY2023: 4,391 filings FY23 FY2024: 4,614 filings FY24 FY2025: 5,448 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,927 filings FY26 5,448
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$81,661$69,389$107,1824,681
FY2021$89,981$71,587$116,4594,434
FY2022$92,685$75,000$123,0005,243
FY2023$95,850$77,501$130,0004,391
FY2024$99,871$77,189$134,9114,614
FY2025$101,109$77,509$137,4055,448
FY2026$110,947$85,000$147,1473,927

Cost of living

Miami's median H-1B salary of $106,163 is worth about $93,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$2,121Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,564Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)114.2Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$93,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesFL: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$115,9501,763
Systems Engineer / Architect$106,183654
Data Scientist$100,000567
Financial Analyst$114,000425
QA Engineer$95,555288
Civil Engineer$81,500283
Management Consultant$113,287283
Market Research Analyst$70,000263
Accountant$91,010260
Operations Research Analyst$102,266228
Systems Analyst$98,925207
IT Manager$180,000182
Programmer Analyst$97,386141
Financial Manager$175,000139
Industrial Engineer$92,706133

By job title

Solutions Architect$136.8k · 54 DevOps Engineer$110.9k · 53 Cloud Engineer$145.5k · 52 Product Manager$140.6k · 51 SAP Consultant$101.5k · 34 Java Developer$110.9k · 33 Full Stack Developer$101.1k · 32 Systems Engineer$85k · 25 Site Reliability Engineer$114k · 18 .NET Developer$101.1k · 17 Salesforce Developer$111.1k · 10 Scrum Master$113.4k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Miami, FL. Figure: median salary · filings.