Dodge & Cox

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 15 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Other Financial Investment Activities
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$180,000+47% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$160k–$195k
Level IV (expert) share80%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$151,154the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $145k25th $160kmedian $180k75th $195k90th $206.4k

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

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
–Level II
Mid-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 20% of filings
$189kLevel IV
Expert · 80% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $189,000 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Dodge & Cox files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
San Francisco, CA$180,00014

Salary details

Median salary$180,000
Middle 50%$160k–$195k
vs. all employers+47%comparison median $122,699
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,000 and $266,460.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,000
25th$160,000
50th (median)$180,000
75th$195,000
90th$206,400

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$180,000
Median prevailing wage$151,154
Median difference+6.6%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 Dodge & Cox

Dodge & Cox's filings list its industry as Other Financial Investment Activities (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5239). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, CA 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 San Francisco, CA and Boston, MA. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Dodge & Cox sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Dodge & Cox filed 15 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 Dodge & Cox pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Dodge & Cox's H-1B filings is $180,000; half of filings fall between $160,000 and $195,000. Bonus and stock are not included.