H1B Visa Job Annual Salary by State
myVisaJobs.com 2005 H1B Visa Report
www.myvisajobs.com
September 2006
State
Visa Petitions
H1B Median 
Annual Salary
H1B Average 
Anuual Salary
 State Median 
Household 
Income(2004)
State Average 
Household 
Income(2004)
State Median 
House 
Value(2004)
State Median 
Monthly Cash  
Rent(2000)
United States
316,522
$54,000
$63,535
$48,696
$69,016
$137,423
$545
100%
California
57,852
$60,000
$67,699
$51,239
$76,426
$198,921
$676
1
18.28
%
New York
38,034
$55,000
$74,721
$47,074
$69,190
$147,611
$605
2
12.02
%
New Jersey
25,385
$53,500
$59,951
$59,775
$91,503
$167,890
$672
3
8.02
%
Texas
23,594
$51,355
$59,610
$43,525
$58,307
$77,840
$489
4
7.45
%
Florida
17,755
$47,000
$56,123
$42,071
$57,308
$93,212
$550
5
5.61
%
Illinois
15,575
$52,000
$58,836
$50,757
$70,943
$127,760
$525
6
4.92
%
Massachusetts
11,980
$57,750
$64,369
$54,375
$79,223
$182,758
$605
7
3.78
%
Virginia
11,578
$54,000
$59,845
$51,020
$71,078
$118,800
$550
8
3.66
%
Pennsylvania
10,175
$53,000
$60,443
$43,343
$56,547
$94,812
$392
9
3.21
%
Michigan
9,750
$52,252
$60,894
$48,325
$64,823
$110,253
$467
10
3.08
%
Georgia
9,322
$50,000
$56,145
$46,703
$62,677
$100,641
$505
11
2.95
%
Maryland
7,680
$52,000
$58,620
$57,697
$82,384
$143,260
$610
12
2.43
%
Ohio
6,908
$51,000
$60,567
$44,373
$57,218
$100,498
$316
13
2.18
%
Washington
6,787
$74,222
$73,539
$49,443
$67,022
$158,798
$592
14
2.14
%
Connecticut
5,678
$57,500
$65,162
$58,446
$91,303
$160,654
$588
15
1.79
%
North Carolina
5,221
$51,501
$58,729
$42,677
$54,874
$95,841
$358
16
1.65
%
Minnesota
3,462
$54,117
$63,246
$51,180
$68,724
$118,061
$520
17
1.09
%
Arizona
3,430
$54,080
$62,689
$44,271
$58,198
$109,426
$537
18
1.08
%
Indiana
3,143
$52,500
$63,490
$45,181
$57,000
$92,544
$359
19
0.99
%
Colorado
3,127
$57,000
$63,976
$51,599
$71,122
$160,101
$611
20
0.99
%
Missouri
3,117
$50,000
$60,199
$41,279
$53,543
$86,854
$183
21
0.98
%
District of 
Columbia
3,101
$52,000
$62,280
$43,122
$69,094
$153,391
$576
22
0.98
%
Wisconsin
2,849
$51,333
$61,693
$47,441
$60,373
$109,946
$472
23
0.90
%
Tennessee
2,709
$48,000
$57,077
$39,441
$52,021
$88,281
$241
24
0.86
%
Delaware
2,458
$50,200
$60,202
$51,072
$70,092
$122,011
$554
25
0.78
%
Oregon
2,037
$64,920
$67,793
$44,105
$57,108
$145,765
$548
26
0.64
%
Kansas
1,838
$53,000
$60,190
$44,338
$56,133
$81,004
$190
27
0.58
%
New Hampshire
1,831
$53,500
$61,191
$53,143
$72,251
$127,478
$565
28
0.58
%
Iowa
1,792
$47,500
$59,106
$42,621
$52,560
$82,066
$182
29
0.57
%
Kentucky
1,730
$48,050
$60,810
$36,454
$48,191
$79,561
$166
30
0.55
%
Louisiana
1,569
$44,853
$55,235
$35,315
$47,576
$77,533
$164
31
0.50
%
South Carolina
1,489
$51,210
$58,382
$40,288
$51,673
$83,106
$197
32
0.47
%
Alabama
1,383
$45,092
$56,354
$36,995
$48,993
$76,734
$160
33
0.44
%
Oklahoma
1,254
$43,699
$54,008
$36,268
$47,287
$67,732
$162
34
0.40
%
Nevada
1,149
$50,340
$62,443
$49,034
$64,861
$132,516
$629
35
0.36
%
Arkansas
1,082
$52,374
$67,381
$34,799
$45,236
$67,343
$160
36
0.34
%
Maine
1,078
$50,461
$62,653
$40,270
$50,582
$94,291
$362
37
0.34
%
Utah
994
$48,800
$56,265
$49,356
$65,129
$142,592
$533
38
0.31
%
Nebraska
978
$49,888
$56,889
$42,724
$53,033
$86,947
$261
39
0.31
%
Hawaii
886
$44,850
$54,224
$53,362
$74,873
$249,357
$721
40
0.28
%
New Mexico
781
$55,474
$69,976
$36,989
$48,620
$94,595
$361
41
0.25
%
Rhode Island
724
$52,120
$63,643
$45,606
$60,245
$130,535
$477
42
0.23
%
Mississippi
678
$43,550
$62,354
$33,928
$44,814
$64,667
$164
43
0.21
%
Vermont
666
$50,000
$57,473
$44,013
$55,477
$111,232
$478
44
0.21
%
Idaho
452
$65,000
$67,276
$40,915
$51,589
$102,115
$413
45
0.14
%
West Virginia
406
$55,000
$83,292
$31,780
$42,505
$65,996
$188
46
0.13
%
North Dakota
274
$46,000
$77,511
$37,321
$46,527
$68,324
$162
47
0.09
%
South Dakota
243
$50,000
$65,273
$38,288
$47,816
$74,352
$158
48
0.08
%
Alaska
204
$53,780
$62,044
$55,613
$75,144
$137,403
$663
49
0.06
%
Wyoming
174
$49,530
$62,070
$41,062
$51,152
$91,453
$172
50
0.05
%
Montana
160
$46,000
$52,135
$35,552
$45,159
$95,848
$182
51
0.05
%