Institutional Shareholder Services

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q1
  • Other Financial Investment Activities
  • Main U.S. filing address: Rockville, MD
Median base salary$105,250−14% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$82.1k–$118.2k
Median prevailing wage$104,787the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $78.5k25th $82.1kmedian $105.3k75th $118.2k90th $136.1k

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Percentiles from Institutional Shareholder Services'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 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$105,250
Middle 50%$82.1k–$118.2k
vs. all employers−14%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,100 and $138,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,504
25th$82,139
50th (median)$105,250
75th$118,200
90th$136,110

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$105,250
Median prevailing wage$104,787
Median difference+0.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage83%

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 Institutional Shareholder Services

Institutional Shareholder 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 Rockville, MD and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q1. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Market Research Analyst, Business Operations Specialist and Financial Analyst and the main metro areas are New York, NY and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Institutional Shareholder Services sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Institutional Shareholder Services filed 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q1. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Institutional Shareholder Services pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Institutional Shareholder Services's H-1B filings is $105,250; half of filings fall between $82,139 and $118,200. Bonus and stock are not included.