Wex

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 21 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
  • Main U.S. filing address: Portland, ME
Median base salary$158,000+29% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$132k–$210k
Level IV (expert) share76%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$138,923the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $120k25th $132kmedian $158k75th $210k90th $274k

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

What Wex hires for

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

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$149,89110

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Wex.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 5% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 19% of filings
$170kLevel IV
Expert · 76% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $170,000 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Wex files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Portland, ME$154,00018

Salary details

Median salary$158,000
Middle 50%$132k–$210k
vs. all employers+29%comparison median $122,699
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,400 and $295,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,000
25th$131,997
50th (median)$158,000
75th$210,000
90th$274,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $130k $180k FY2020: median $95,750 (18 filings) FY2021: median $105,061 (15 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $115,200 (13 filings) FY2024: median $119,500 (10 filings) FY2025: median $170,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
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$95,750$88,381$104,08818
FY2021$105,061$98,750$110,20315
FY2022$100,000$96,000$106,00017
FY2023$115,200$114,504$136,82213
FY2024$119,500$111,750$133,75010
FY2025$170,000$141,000$208,25015
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$158,000
Median prevailing wage$138,923
Median difference+13.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage10%

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 Wex

Wex's filings list its industry as Activities Related to Credit Intermediation (Finance and Insurance sector, NAICS 5223). Its main U.S. filing address is in Portland, ME and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, IT Manager and Risk Analyst and the main metro areas are Portland, ME, San Francisco, CA and Salt Lake, UT. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Wex sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Wex filed 21 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 Wex pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Wex's H-1B filings is $158,000; half of filings fall between $131,997 and $210,000. Bonus and stock are not included.