PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
Senior Systems Engineer 20 $106,330 $118,000 $122,500
Risk Management Specialists 132099.02 20 $112,600 $138,000 $190,000
QUALITY ENGINEER 20 $71,219 $88,400 $120,000
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 20 $20,800 $24,523 $35,526
PLUMBER 20 $35,797 $46,238 $83,200
Nonfarm Animal Caretaker 20 $22,048 $23,213 $27,643
Natural Science Managers 20 $106,579 $152,499 $184,300
Mason 20 $41,000 $47,091 $79,000
Kitchen Manager 20 $33,509 $50,000 $72,301
IndustrialOrganizational Psychologists 20 $63,939 $88,000 $168,663
Hosts and Hostesses 20 $18,034 $19,074 $19,906
Hospitalists 20 $204,600 $228,800 $315,000
Gem and Diamond Workers 20 $33,405 $51,334 $61,069
Fundraising Managers 20 $86,500 $120,950 $180,000
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 20 $48,526 $48,526 $85,779
Fire Prevention and Protection Engineers 20 $83,470 $95,285 $135,845
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 20 $41,434 $44,512 $82,000
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 20 $28,371 $37,960 $59,322
Controller 20 $77,792 $109,325 $165,000
Construction and Building Inspectors 20 $69,014 $80,226 $118,414
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 20 $42,869 $46,758 $56,118
Clinical Psychologists 20 $61,339 $78,000 $98,532
Chief Executive Officer 20 $117,374 $170,000 $245,981
Chef Japanese food 20 $32,053 $36,400 $62,317
CareerTechnical Education Teachers, Secondary School 20 $50,140 $52,358 $69,305
Avionics Technicians 20 $58,240 $63,294 $86,403
151199.02 Computer Systems EngineersArchitects 20 $115,000 $132,000 $170,000
Transportation Inspectors 19 $37,149 $72,987 $103,085
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 19 $36,000 $39,146 $39,832
Software Test Engineer 19 $94,037 $102,600 $116,854
Robotics Technicians 19 $62,000 $75,000 $97,864
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 19 $31,000 $31,000 $59,654
QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS MANAGER 19 $79,685 $108,000 $140,317
Property Manager 19 $38,000 $45,822 $57,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 19 $208,000 $239,200 $450,398
Multimedia Artist and Animator 19 $50,086 $80,000 $140,000
Market Research Analysts Mktg. Specialists 19 $55,224 $63,981 $177,032
Industrial Engineering Technologists 19 $44,000 $54,083 $90,000
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 19 $32,850 $42,266 $54,413
Environmental Engineer 19 $74,155 $81,453 $105,295

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