PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
Heavy and TractorTrailer Truck Drivers 1,117 $41,475 $45,000 $52,000
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS 1,104 $42,910 $60,000 $150,000
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 1,082 $65,000 $77,355 $103,688
Financial Managers 1,062 $127,587 $175,000 $262,210
Chemists 1,039 $76,121 $87,500 $119,912
Comp Occupations, All Other IT Project Mgrs 1,027 $121,222 $121,222 $123,552
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,022 $32,282 $38,355 $53,352
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION 1,019 $49,000 $56,160 $73,438
NURSING AIDE 997 $30,826 $30,826 $30,826
HelpersProduction Workers 997 $22,402 $27,040 $35,360
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 986 $90,000 $135,000 $296,000
Automotive Engineers 983 $95,095 $112,570 $160,000
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 973 $25,667 $31,200 $33,280
General Internal Medicine Physicians 935 $230,000 $251,680 $319,405
CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 935 $28,933 $32,240 $44,221
LOGISTICS MANAGERS 910 $99,362 $101,774 $138,100
Economists 885 $110,000 $143,000 $185,000
MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS 873 $78,000 $103,000 $160,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 845 $81,000 $95,000 $128,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 843 $46,133 $54,631 $67,615
Cost Estimators 796 $52,021 $68,224 $120,000
Web Developers 791 $79,394 $105,810 $155,400
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 776 $80,000 $90,500 $112,000
DENTISTS, GENERAL 771 $102,294 $135,000 $208,000
Software Developer, Systems Software 753 $95,430 $107,931 $167,710
Human Resources Specialists 740 $50,000 $69,867 $124,700
Manicurists and Pedicurists 722 $25,000 $31,200 $40,000
Assistant Professor 712 $78,000 $95,000 $173,000
Software Quality Assurance Engineers Testers 694 $97,850 $114,962 $144,310
Commercial and Industrial Designers 688 $68,598 $86,000 $160,000
Supply Chain Managers 683 $111,758 $130,847 $175,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists 672 $76,399 $92,650 $129,355
Logistics Analysts 668 $60,000 $77,106 $123,600
Computer Network Support Specialists 664 $67,400 $81,963 $127,900
Food Service Managers 648 $60,000 $72,600 $96,000
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 608 $76,294 $95,118 $130,000
Office Clerks, General 606 $27,227 $33,176 $48,443
Poultry Cutters and Trimmers 605 $22,901 $22,901 $30,160
Chemical Engineers 604 $93,472 $109,512 $145,000
Mechatronics Engineers 590 $86,570 $106,000 $144,000

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