ADP

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 840 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
  • Headquarters: Roseland
  • Founded 1949
  • Nasdaq: ADP
  • Includes 2 legal entities
Median base salary$127,504+4% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$105.3k–$151.5k
Level III (senior) share42%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$127,504the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • ADP hires senior. 42% of its filings are Level III, 2.0 times the share across all H-1B employers (21%).
  • Most filed: Software Engineer. 75% of its filings. After that come Data Scientist and Systems Engineer / Architect.
  • Pays at a high floor. 95% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at ADP's jobs and locations has a median of $127,504.
  • 7th among the largest filers in its industry. ADP's median ($127,504) is below Epsilon Data Management and Fiserv Solutions.

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10th $89.1k25th $105.3kmedian $127.5k75th $151.5k90th $159.2k

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Percentiles from ADP's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What ADP hires for

Bar: share of ADP's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 98% of filings (22 occupations in total).

Show all 6 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$127,504629
Data Scientist$111,96648
Systems Engineer / Architect$125,53946
QA Engineer$112,36233
IT Manager$182,95729
Information Security Analyst$127,25417

Jobs with at least 10 filings at ADP.

Pay by level

$87.9kLevel I
Entry-level · 6% of filings
$123.7kLevel II
Mid-level · 26% of filings
$127.7kLevel III
Senior · 42% of filings
$152.1kLevel IV
Expert · 25% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,859 32
Mid-level · Level II $123,656 133
Senior · Level III $127,691 216
Expert · Level IV $152,131 128

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

ADP vs. industry peers

Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 5182).

Where ADP files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 4 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$128,206423
Atlanta, GA$127,504294
Los Angeles, CA$146,63772
Virginia Beach, VA$122,97017

Salary details

Median salary$127,504
Middle 50%$105.3k–$151.5k
vs. all employers+4%comparison median $122,699
Filings840FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,456 and $189,592.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,080
25th$105,267
50th (median)$127,504
75th$151,549
90th$159,222

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $106,434 (347 filings) FY2021: median $104,624 (337 filings) FY2022: median $109,283 (517 filings) FY2023: median $117,915 (335 filings) FY2024: median $122,450 (386 filings) FY2025: median $126,942 (528 filings) FY2026: median $128,631 (312 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 347 filings FY20 FY2021: 337 filings FY21 FY2022: 517 filings FY22 FY2023: 335 filings FY23 FY2024: 386 filings FY24 FY2025: 528 filings FY25 FY2026: 312 filings FY26 528
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$106,434$96,595$117,021347
FY2021$104,624$87,485$122,221337
FY2022$109,283$97,594$123,614517
FY2023$117,915$100,250$134,233335
FY2024$122,450$102,877$142,158386
FY2025$126,942$105,227$149,760528
FY2026$128,631$108,835$152,131312

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$127,504
Median prevailing wage$127,504
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage95%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

By legal entity

Legal entityMedianFilings
ADP Technology Services, Inc.$127,504741
ADP, Inc.$123,65699

ADP files under several company names; this page adds them up. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Job titles at ADP

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Lead Application Developer$132,080$127.5k–$151.5k109
Application Developer$106,808$105.2k–$109.1k97
Associate Application Developer$87,859$86.6k–$90.6k75
Senior Application Developer$123,656$106.8k–$127.5k56
Principal Application Developer$152,131$149.8k–$159.9k38
Lead Software Engineer$134,423$128.2k–$152.1k29
Senior Lead Application Developer$151,819$130.7k–$159.6k24
Client Technical Support Consultant$124,983$107.1k–$128.6k19
Senior Software Engineer$123,656$121.3k–$127.2k19
Associate Data Scientist$79,456$79.5k–$82.8k16
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer$126,838$108.1k–$128.5k14
Senior Platform Engineer$134,423$128.2k–$134.4k13
Senior Lead Software Engineer$159,222$142.5k–$159.6k12
Senior Product Manager$94,682$86.4k–$112.9k11
Lead Data Scientist$121,129$112.7k–$137.3k10
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Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Lead Product Manager$144,695$122.2k–$152.5k10

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About ADP

ADP's filings list its industry as Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (Information sector, NAICS 5182). Its main U.S. filing address is in Roseland, NJ and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Founded
1949
Headquarters
Roseland
Website
adp.com
Stock
Nasdaq: ADP

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does ADP sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. ADP filed 840 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does ADP pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on ADP's H-1B filings is $127,504; half of filings fall between $105,267 and $151,549. Bonus and stock are not included.