PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
Real Estate Sales Agents 33 $37,357 $55,994 $79,000
Political Scientists 33 $87,000 $99,299 $147,763
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 33 $28,122 $48,963 $62,858
Mechanical Engineers, RD 33 $60,000 $68,500 $102,672
HELPERSINSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR WORKERS 33 $24,315 $27,269 $33,259
Head Chef 33 $47,000 $56,701 $70,000
FirstLine Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 33 $36,962 $39,104 $70,325
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 33 $46,700 $59,592 $74,610
Financial Quantitative Analysts 132099.01 33 $135,000 $152,000 $175,600
Executive Chef 33 $60,400 $70,000 $90,000
Engineering Manager 33 $108,000 $144,123 $255,200
Credit Analyst 33 $50,357 $63,750 $150,000
Concrete Finisher 33 $36,608 $41,600 $62,400
Computer Systems Analysts, Non RD ACWIA Only 33 $77,251 $89,980 $133,000
Childcare worker 33 $23,733 $26,749 $35,235
Applications Developer 33 $86,778 $87,984 $101,754
151199.09 Information Technology Project Managers 33 $109,928 $137,000 $220,000
Technical Project Manager 32 $80,000 $80,000 $106,434
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 32 $53,320 $61,990 $94,551
School Psychologists 32 $66,169 $72,072 $94,266
PROCESS ENGINEER 32 $69,992 $79,664 $116,535
Printing Press Operators 32 $29,120 $38,563 $50,440
Physician Internist 32 $208,000 $239,200 $271,000
Online Merchants 32 $43,638 $68,474 $95,472
NURSES AIDE 32 $23,837 $23,837 $23,837
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialist 32 $41,621 $55,000 $113,300
Java Software Developer 32 $89,128 $90,646 $109,283
JANITORCLEANER 32 $23,546 $23,546 $25,418
IT SPECIALIST 32 $43,410 $62,500 $81,999
Equipment Operator 32 $27,186 $40,622 $43,493
Computer Software Engineers, Applications, Non RD 32 $80,975 $100,110 $128,569
Clinical Assistant professor 32 $78,000 $125,000 $230,000
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 32 $45,344 $48,942 $84,718
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 32 $32,344 $33,946 $45,053
ASSEMBLER 32 $29,500 $29,500 $32,240
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 31 $46,114 $55,100 $77,542
Sound Engineering Technicians 31 $56,077 $68,557 $105,000
Search Marketing Strategist 31 $52,000 $65,000 $142,438
Retail Salesperson 31 $21,600 $29,500 $33,885
Physician and Surgeons, All Other 31 $230,000 $300,000 $425,000

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