Commonwealth Equity Services

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Other Financial Investment Activities
  • Main U.S. filing address: Waltham, MA
Median base salary$152,303+24% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$147k–$176.7k
Level III (senior) share50%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$136,282the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $122.4k25th $147kmedian $152.3k75th $176.7k90th $182.8k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$152,303
Middle 50%$147k–$176.7k
vs. all employers+24%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,862 and $206,802.
PercentileSalary
10th$122,372
25th$147,043
50th (median)$152,303
75th$176,663
90th$182,804

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$152,303
Median prevailing wage$136,282
Median difference+10.9%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage7%

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 Commonwealth Equity Services

Commonwealth Equity Services's filings list its industry as Other Financial Investment Activities (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5239). Its main U.S. filing address is in Waltham, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Systems Engineer / Architect and IT Manager and the main metro areas are Boston, MA, Raleigh, NC and Charlotte, NC. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Commonwealth Equity Services sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Commonwealth Equity Services filed 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Commonwealth Equity Services pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Commonwealth Equity Services's H-1B filings is $152,303; half of filings fall between $147,043 and $176,663. Bonus and stock are not included.