IHS Global

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 34 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$106,497−13% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$93.5k–$129.2k
Level IV (expert) share38%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$91,468the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 97% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $106,497, median prevailing wage $91,468.

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10th $82.5k25th $93.5kmedian $106.5k75th $129.2k90th $159.4k

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

What IHS Global hires for

Bar: share of IHS Global's filings. Figure: median base salary.

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JobMedianFilings
Market Research Analyst$100,00019

Jobs with at least 10 filings at IHS Global.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 12% of filings
$103.4kLevel II
Mid-level · 29% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 21% of filings
$129.1kLevel IV
Expert · 38% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $103,373 10
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $129,063 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$106,497
Middle 50%$93.5k–$129.2k
vs. all employers−13%comparison median $122,699
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,934 and $187,417.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,510
25th$93,500
50th (median)$106,497
75th$129,203
90th$159,379

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $75,712 (35 filings) FY2021: median $93,739 (62 filings) FY2022: median $95,036 (39 filings) FY2023: median $93,459 (18 filings) FY2024: median $106,392 (31 filings) FY2025: median $101,750 (20 filings) FY2026: median $107,937 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 62 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 62
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$75,712$64,397$104,89435
FY2021$93,739$78,203$115,00062
FY2022$95,036$71,459$112,35039
FY2023$93,459$80,750$116,00018
FY2024$106,392$88,188$128,01331
FY2025$101,750$83,526$129,65320
FY2026$107,937$103,118$129,17414

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$106,497
Median prevailing wage$91,468
Median difference+17.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage3%

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 IHS Global

IHS Global's filings list its industry as Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (Information sector, NAICS 5192). 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 Market Research Analyst, Software Engineer and Sales Engineer and the main metro areas are Houston, TX, New York, NY and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does IHS Global sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. IHS Global filed 34 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 IHS Global pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on IHS Global's H-1B filings is $106,497; half of filings fall between $93,500 and $129,203. Bonus and stock are not included.