BMO Capital Markets

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 17 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
  • Main U.S. filing address: Chicago, IL
Median base salary$169,541+38% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$146.1k–$191.9k
Level IV (expert) share69%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$169,541the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $130.2k25th $146.1kmedian $169.5k75th $191.9k90th $254k

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

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 19% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 13% of filings
$189.6kLevel IV
Expert · 69% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $189,592 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where BMO Capital Markets files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$174,31516

Salary details

Median salary$169,541
Middle 50%$146.1k–$191.9k
vs. all employers+38%comparison median $122,699
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,379 and $260,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,186
25th$146,141
50th (median)$169,541
75th$191,922
90th$254,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2020: median $115,138 (14 filings) FY2022: median $130,021 (11 filings) FY2026: median $189,592 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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$115,138$100,526$137,82114
FY2021–––8
FY2022$130,021$110,355$144,82011
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––7
FY2026$189,592$169,541$237,50010

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$169,541
Median prevailing wage$169,541
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage76%

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.

About BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets's filings list its industry as Monetary Authorities-Central Bank (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5211). Its main U.S. filing address is in Chicago, IL and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Financial Analyst, Quantitative Analyst and Software Engineer and the main metro areas are New York, NY and Denver, CO. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does BMO Capital Markets sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. BMO Capital Markets filed 17 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 BMO Capital Markets pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on BMO Capital Markets's H-1B filings is $169,541; half of filings fall between $146,141 and $191,922. Bonus and stock are not included.