Discover Bank

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 16 certified filings (FY2025)

Last filed FY2025 Q3
  • Nondepository Credit Intermediation
  • Main U.S. filing address: Riverwoods, IL
Median base salary$119,018−3% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$94k–$125.8k
Level IV (expert) share53%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$119,018the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $87.5k25th $94kmedian $119k75th $125.8k90th $139.9k

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Percentiles from Discover Bank'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 5
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Discover Bank files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Chicago, IL$119,01816

Salary details

Median salary$119,018
Middle 50%$94k–$125.8k
vs. all employers−3%comparison median $122,699
Filings16FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,464 and $146,525.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,464
25th$93,974
50th (median)$119,018
75th$125,799
90th$139,858

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $80,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $105,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (24 filings) FY2023: median $113,000 (47 filings) FY2024: median $123,276 (24 filings) FY2025: median $119,018 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 47 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 0 filings FY26 47
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$80,000$80,000$87,70015
FY2021$105,000$80,000$106,00019
FY2022$100,000$82,750$112,75024
FY2023$113,000$93,000$123,00047
FY2024$123,276$111,000$127,50424
FY2025$119,018$93,974$125,79916
FY2026–––0

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$119,018
Median prevailing wage$119,018
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage81%

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 Discover Bank

Discover Bank's filings list its industry as Nondepository Credit Intermediation (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5222). Its main U.S. filing address is in Riverwoods, IL and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2025 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Data Scientist, Operations Research Analyst and Industrial Engineer and the main metro areas are Chicago, IL. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Discover Bank sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Discover Bank filed 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2025 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Discover Bank pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Discover Bank's H-1B filings is $119,018; half of filings fall between $93,974 and $125,799. Bonus and stock are not included.