PERM Salary Explorer

Real employer-reported wages from green-card (PERM) filings. Pick a role to see pay by state.

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
HOUSEMAN 43 $17,867 $17,867 $33,800
High School Science Teacher 43 $51,649 $57,830 $70,470
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 43 $44,990 $74,734 $165,000
FirstLine Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 43 $35,770 $42,973 $54,080
Transportation Managers 42 $77,000 $101,774 $170,000
Surveyors 42 $55,931 $78,562 $120,000
Software Developer Java 42 $104,000 $110,406 $127,712
Consultant Software Developer, Applications 42 $139,000 $145,454 $166,400
Computer Systems Engineers Architects 42 $100,000 $114,900 $148,500
Advertising Sales Agents 42 $44,720 $64,532 $119,267
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 42 $39,844 $42,453 $52,000
Sewers, Hand 41 $26,042 $29,515 $36,317
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 41 $26,390 $30,667 $30,667
Lecturer 41 $55,000 $67,500 $88,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 41 $39,374 $53,123 $75,000
Helpers Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 41 $24,960 $25,875 $35,235
Health Education Specialists 41 $47,133 $55,000 $85,000
Electronics Engineers 41 $100,274 $129,147 $172,245
Computer User Support Specialist 41 $45,500 $53,456 $69,118
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $67,000 $83,364 $95,000
Agricultural Engineers 41 $57,346 $72,301 $114,066
Software Developers, Systems Software, Non RD 40 $87,318 $103,250 $129,000
Photographers 39 $45,344 $57,637 $82,514
Microsystems Engineers 39 $101,890 $125,000 $177,000
Medical Assistant 39 $32,000 $36,795 $54,879
Manufacturing Engineer 39 $68,900 $80,000 $124,999
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 39 $84,500 $100,239 $140,000
HelpersPainters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 39 $26,125 $27,602 $29,120
Geosynthetics Installation Helper 39 $26,083 $29,432 $36,171
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators 39 $51,917 $67,288 $123,050
Emergency Medicine Physicians 39 $302,401 $372,403 $450,000
Cook Chinese style food 39 $31,200 $33,600 $39,960
Computer System Analyst 39 $70,000 $92,435 $134,680
Computer Network Support Specialist 39 $50,794 $65,499 $86,466
Statistical Assistants 38 $45,000 $54,000 $69,950
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT 38 $98,500 $98,500 $142,667
Rock Splitters, Quarry 38 $25,626 $27,040 $38,459
Helpers Productions Workers 38 $23,088 $23,088 $23,088
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare CenterProgram 38 $40,602 $44,866 $68,566
Computer Information Systems Managers 38 $142,000 $162,094 $235,040

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.