PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
FirstLine Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 479 $46,280 $53,123 $59,571
Chief Executives 475 $180,939 $210,000 $346,000
Quality Control Systems Managers 473 $95,867 $122,200 $175,000
Fish Cutters and Trimmers 473 $20,654 $20,779 $21,112
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 472 $54,650 $64,500 $87,887
Animal Scientists 472 $43,971 $48,547 $65,000
Engineers, All Other 470 $91,200 $108,160 $153,700
JANITOR 466 $17,638 $20,800 $22,880
Natural Sciences Managers 463 $121,650 $149,240 $226,283
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 457 $73,624 $99,102 $166,900
Clergy 456 $37,190 $42,765 $55,120
Laborer 453 $19,178 $22,880 $24,066
Computer Software Developer 450 $80,142 $80,142 $103,314
Training and Development Specialists 449 $50,000 $75,546 $118,200
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 436 $36,733 $45,760 $86,902
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 435 $78,520 $109,741 $150,000
Bioinformatics Scientists 434 $86,487 $105,000 $145,000
Poultry Trimmer 432 $23,400 $26,000 $31,200
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS 424 $104,250 $140,858 $220,000
Physicians, All Other 421 $239,200 $275,000 $500,000
Meat Processor 418 $23,400 $24,960 $24,960
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 414 $39,104 $45,718 $60,902
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 413 $45,000 $52,788 $72,224
Poultry worker 411 $17,077 $18,034 $27,040
Administrative Assistant 411 $31,000 $36,338 $50,669
Food Batchmakers 405 $17,618 $20,571 $32,240
Food Scientists and Technologists 404 $61,464 $82,364 $120,000
Rehabilitation Counselors 402 $27,789 $27,789 $33,426
CONSTRUCTION LABORER 401 $24,960 $28,560 $37,440
Software Developer Analyst 392 $87,838 $90,002 $108,680
Medical and Health Services Managers 389 $80,933 $104,915 $195,000
Carpenters 384 $37,835 $40,810 $77,730
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 381 $57,800 $66,602 $83,283
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 375 $31,200 $33,280 $40,352
MANAGEMENT ANALYST 375 $63,419 $84,448 $125,000
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 369 $20,842 $23,608 $30,264
Customer Service Representatives 369 $30,555 $36,587 $52,083
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 368 $120,000 $150,000 $250,000
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 367 $30,098 $37,440 $55,328
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 366 $48,000 $65,000 $112,700

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