PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
Budget Analysts 300 $60,000 $71,240 $111,675
Bakers 299 $27,019 $32,000 $41,600
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 297 $120,000 $150,000 $250,000
Engineers, All Other 296 $91,166 $104,874 $152,100
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 295 $20,571 $23,608 $30,597
LABORER 294 $19,178 $19,178 $24,523
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 294 $58,500 $67,250 $88,602
Poultry Cutter and Trimmer 293 $29,120 $29,120 $31,200
Meat Processor 287 $23,400 $23,400 $24,960
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 284 $95,520 $125,000 $175,000
Production Worker 279 $22,838 $23,920 $33,280
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 279 $39,395 $46,592 $65,000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 275 $64,600 $91,293 $132,038
Fashion Designers 273 $49,317 $53,082 $117,437
VETERINARIANS 267 $80,496 $108,347 $175,000
Certified Nursing Assistant 267 $31,200 $32,955 $36,367
Market Research Analyst 264 $40,664 $44,595 $69,514
Art Directors 264 $100,000 $130,707 $215,000
Aerospace Engineers 262 $94,000 $123,219 $170,000
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 259 $38,293 $40,726 $45,989
Architectural Drafters 259 $48,069 $56,638 $74,000
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS 257 $77,605 $86,986 $113,984
Financial Analyst 255 $67,101 $83,000 $165,006
Childcare Workers 255 $23,629 $27,040 $36,400
Pharmacists 253 $102,606 $120,000 $151,471
Caregiver 250 $23,941 $24,752 $34,320
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 250 $96,408 $116,688 $148,526
Animal Caretakers 250 $25,168 $32,053 $38,854
Photonics Engineers 249 $108,930 $128,120 $170,000
Logistics Engineers 247 $74,797 $91,915 $133,256
Family Medicine Physicians 245 $208,000 $250,000 $328,143
Environmental Engineers 244 $78,874 $90,000 $125,000
Psychiatrists 243 $205,000 $231,369 $288,000
PROCUREMENT CLERKS 243 $34,000 $40,581 $54,018
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 239 $30,000 $33,280 $35,360
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 237 $61,214 $69,368 $78,291
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND MECHANICS 237 $37,440 $48,110 $58,178
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 235 $60,480 $75,650 $97,490
FirstLine Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 232 $36,421 $41,330 $57,845
Dentist 231 $115,000 $130,000 $155,000

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