Chainalysis

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 13 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$201,400+64% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$190k–$207.4k
Level III (senior) share42%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$175,947the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $151.2k25th $190kmedian $201.4k75th $207.4k90th $240k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Chainalysis files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$202,55011

Salary details

Median salary$201,400
Middle 50%$190k–$207.4k
vs. all employers+64%comparison median $122,699
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $108,640 and $247,992.
PercentileSalary
10th$151,164
25th$190,000
50th (median)$201,400
75th$207,442
90th$240,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $185k $210k FY2022: median $180,000 (23 filings) FY2023: median $187,500 (20 filings) FY2025: median $199,025 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 23
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–––1
FY2021–––7
FY2022$180,000$137,500$205,00023
FY2023$187,500$133,750$195,00020
FY2024–––8
FY2025$199,025$166,028$206,31910
FY2026–––3

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$201,400
Median prevailing wage$175,947
Median difference+13.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Chainalysis

Chainalysis's filings list its industry as Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5231). Its main U.S. filing address is in New York, NY 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, IT Manager and Data Engineer and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Dallas, TX and San Jose, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Chainalysis sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Chainalysis filed 13 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 Chainalysis pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Chainalysis's H-1B filings is $201,400; half of filings fall between $190,000 and $207,442. Bonus and stock are not included.