PERM Salary Explorer

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

Job titleCases25thMedian90th
Project Manager 164 $68,450 $91,707 $130,770
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Tester 163 $74,027 $74,027 $109,928
Social and Community Service Managers 163 $61,859 $77,771 $111,134
PROGRAMMER ANALYST 163 $76,960 $79,498 $108,784
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 161 $69,472 $84,864 $154,120
Training and Development Managers 160 $94,349 $125,091 $177,500
Dental Laboratory Technicians 159 $35,984 $45,760 $65,000
CHEF 159 $42,000 $53,000 $72,000
Medical Assistants 158 $34,819 $39,208 $55,000
Software Developers, System Software 157 $104,624 $130,480 $184,500
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 157 $30,680 $30,680 $35,360
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 156 $68,000 $84,000 $116,000
Interpreters and Translators 156 $40,000 $49,000 $96,293
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 156 $63,627 $69,514 $88,819
Carpenter 156 $35,776 $37,710 $83,179
AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION ATTENDANTS 156 $17,867 $22,880 $27,040
FirstLine Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 152 $60,570 $74,714 $130,000
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 151 $34,466 $43,035 $61,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrator 150 $76,918 $90,000 $120,474
Editors 150 $62,596 $84,480 $141,754
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN 149 $28,350 $31,470 $36,421
COMBINED FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING WORKER 149 $22,880 $23,462 $24,960
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 148 $24,190 $29,120 $33,280
Combined Food Preparation and Service Workers, Including Fast Food 147 $24,960 $24,960 $24,960
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 147 $60,000 $70,286 $100,000
Neurologists 145 $239,000 $294,800 $365,726
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 144 $60,000 $69,825 $90,000
Segmental Pavers 143 $31,304 $36,837 $49,400
Office Clerk 143 $25,314 $27,664 $41,059
Meeting, Convention and Event Planners 142 $37,232 $45,000 $77,106
Bakery Production Associate 142 $26,874 $26,874 $26,874
IT ENGINEER 141 $99,902 $100,526 $145,246
Database Architect 141 $68,000 $70,000 $127,774
Butchers and Meat Cutters 141 $29,000 $44,678 $49,712
Surgeons 140 $285,000 $375,000 $597,530
Managers, All Other 140 $101,664 $122,200 $185,000
Java Developer 139 $90,397 $94,037 $122,616
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 139 $54,413 $65,291 $81,113
Dishwasher 139 $22,000 $23,500 $28,933
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 136 $18,720 $22,100 $35,381

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