New Jersey H-1B salaries

From 44,512 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in New Jersey (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #5 of 51 by filings
  • #6 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$122,175−0% vs. national median
Middle 50%$95.5k–$152.3k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II44% of leveled filings
Top metro areaNew York, NY36,487 filings in New Jersey

Top cities in New Jersey

New York, NY$131,997103,840 filings · rent 1BR $2,729 Trenton, NJ$110,0004,826 filings · rent 1BR $1,764 Philadelphia, PA$109,84518,507 filings · rent 1BR $1,558 Atlantic, NJ$95,000132 filings · rent 1BR $1,567 Allentown, PA$101,587911 filings · rent 1BR $1,519 Vineland, NJ$90,32442 filings · rent 1BR $1,420

Ordered by filings with a worksite in New Jersey. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in New Jersey

Cognizant logoCognizant1,729 filings · 4%$122,500 EY logoEY1,414 filings · 3%$166,742 JPMorgan Chase logoJPMorgan Chase1,072 filings · 2%$170,000 Barclays logoBarclays860 filings · 2%$154,000 Tata Consultancy Services logoTata Consultancy Services780 filings · 2%$90,002 Deloitte logoDeloitte585 filings · 1%$145,800 Infosys logoInfosys574 filings · 1%$94,682 Capgemini America logoCapgemini America374 filings · 1%$132,750 LTIMindtree logoLTIMindtree373 filings · 1%$106,865 HCLTech logoHCLTech362 filings · 1%$121,514 ADP logoADP360 filings · 1%$128,206 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey logoRutgers, The State University of New Jersey353 filings · 1%$85,588

Filings and median salary for jobs located in New Jersey.

Most filed jobs in New Jersey

Software Engineer12,290 filings · 28%$132,000 Data Scientist3,332 filings · 7%$120,000 Programmer Analyst2,345 filings · 5%$98,801 QA Engineer1,676 filings · 4%$104,000 Systems Analyst1,608 filings · 4%$105,105 Management Consultant864 filings · 2%$120,000 IT Manager852 filings · 2%$210,000 Database Administrator852 filings · 2%$121,700 Accountant851 filings · 2%$113,400 Operations Research Analyst726 filings · 2%$120,973 Industrial Engineer624 filings · 1%$97,115 Chemist623 filings · 1%$90,000

New Jersey vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.