Protiviti

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Ramon, CA
Median base salary$155,000+26% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$133.8k–$163.8k
Level IV (expert) share70%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$137,436the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $129.5k25th $133.8kmedian $155k75th $163.8k90th $185.5k

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Percentiles from Protiviti'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 1
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$155,000
Middle 50%$133.8k–$163.8k
vs. all employers+26%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,450 and $189,550.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,500
25th$133,750
50th (median)$155,000
75th$163,750
90th$185,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $140k $190k FY2020: median $105,976 (12 filings) FY2021: median $130,021 (20 filings) FY2022: median $132,122 (20 filings) FY2024: median $180,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 20
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$105,976$101,119$114,03612
FY2021$130,021$106,138$162,18820
FY2022$132,122$116,859$146,25020
FY2023–––8
FY2024$180,000$144,550$202,50015
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––3

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$155,000
Median prevailing wage$137,436
Median difference+7.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Protiviti

Protiviti's filings list its industry as Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5416). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Ramon, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Information Security Analyst, Systems Analyst and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX, New York, NY and Chicago, IL. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Protiviti sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Protiviti filed 10 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 Protiviti pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Protiviti's H-1B filings is $155,000; half of filings fall between $133,750 and $163,750. Bonus and stock are not included.