U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

Historians

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2010).

7

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$66,426

Median Salary

National Average

+50.0%

Growth

Growth 2010-2019 (Filing Volume)

7

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$45,344

25th Percentile

$54,457

Median (50th)

$64,501

75th Percentile

$79,539

90th Percentile

$88,335

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Top Employers Hiring Historians
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
ALPHA MEDIA GROUP, LLC 1 $80,558 $80,558 - $80,558 0.0%
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 $55,000 $55,000 - $55,000 100.0%
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 1 $78,520 $78,520 - $78,520 100.0%
Lewis Howard Latimer Fund, Inc. 1 $32,488 $32,488 - $32,488 100.0%
MIDDLE EAST FORUM 1 $100,000 $100,000 - $100,000 0.0%
THE FOUNDATION FOR A CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION 1 $64,501 $64,501 - $64,501 100.0%
World Monuments Fund 1 $53,914 $53,914 - $53,914 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 7 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 7 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Flushing NY 1 $32,488
NEW YORK NY 1 $55,000
New York NY 1 $53,914
PHILADELPHIA PA 1 $100,000
SAN BRUNO CA 1 $80,558
SPRING GROVE PA 1 $64,501
WASHINGTON DC 1 $78,520
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2010 2 $59,751 100.0%
FY 2012 1 $100,000 0.0%
FY 2015 1 $80,558 0.0%
FY 2019 3 $54,974 100.0%
Company Comparison - Historians

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
ALPHA MEDIA GROUP, LLC 1 $80,558 0.0%
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 $55,000 100.0%
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 1 $78,520 100.0%
Lewis Howard Latimer Fund, Inc. 1 $32,488 100.0%
MIDDLE EAST FORUM 1 $100,000 0.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.