Chief Operating Officer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 197 certified H-1B applications for Chief Operating Officer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $200,000. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $200,000
Middle half earn: $140,000 to $250,000
Top 10% earn over: $322,000
Certified filings: 197

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Pay by employer


Canopy Specialty Insurance LLC	3	$192,000	−4%	$192,000 – $232,000
Cyan Robotics, Inc.	3	$218,400	+9%	$213,616 – $218,400
Ripeglobal, Inc.	3	$235,000	+18%	$235,000 – $235,000
Accu-Crete, Inc.	2	$315,000	+57%	$315,000 – $315,000
BlueWave Public Benefit Corp.	2	$355,000	+77%	$355,000 – $355,000
Bernstein Institutional Services LLC	2	$362,500	+81%	$343,750 – $381,250
Aspire Residence Home Builder LLC	2	$115,440	−42%	$115,440 – $115,440
Amniscient LLC	2	$220,000	+10%	$220,000 – $220,000
Softworld Technologies LLC	2	$240,000	+20%	$240,000 – $240,000
Spot AI, Inc.	2	$300,000	+50%	$300,000 – $300,000
Stirling Foundation	2	$162,500	−19%	$151,250 – $173,750
Strada API, Inc.	2	$112,500	−44%	$96,250 – $128,750
SunShare Company Holdings, LLC	2	$154,710	−23%	$154,710 – $154,710
SG Americas Securities, LLC	2	$111,650	−44%	$103,325 – $119,975
Professional Management Recruiters, INC	2	$320,000	+60%	$320,000 – $320,000
Placid Inc.	2	$78,000	−61%	$78,000 – $78,000
Indxx, Inc	2	$190,000	−5%	$190,000 – $190,000
Syrup Tech Inc.	2	$111,914	−44%	$103,600 – $120,229
Thorin Resources, LLC	2	$225,000	+12%	$225,000 – $225,000
Synapse Symphony Inc.	2	$145,600	−27%	$145,600 – $145,600
Prism Technologies Inc.	2	$88,000	−56%	$86,500 – $89,500
Professional Education Holdco LLC	2	$250,000	+25%	$235,000 – $265,000
Plastic Recycling, Inc.	2	$269,526	+35%	$269,526 – $269,526
Redwood Research Group Inc.	2	$325,000	+62%	$325,000 – $325,000
Green Street Power Partners	2	$210,538	+5%	$210,538 – $210,538
Eye Associates of Southern Indiana, PC	2	$94,661	−53%	$94,661 – $94,661
GraphWear Technologies, Inc.	2	$150,571	−25%	$150,571 – $150,571
George S. Hall, Inc.	2	$334,750	+67%	$334,750 – $334,750
Etch, Inc.	2	$213,000	+6%	$206,500 – $219,500
Felix Technologies Inc	2	$239,938	+20%	$239,569 – $240,308
Sezzle, Inc.	2	$206,742	+3%	$205,676 – $207,808
Time-Cap Laboratories, Inc.	2	$208,000	+4%	$208,000 – $208,000
Magswitch Automation Company	2	$255,143	+28%	$247,172 – $263,114
The Zebra Collective, Inc.	2	$131,000	−34%	$131,000 – $131,000
Cortes 23 LLC	1	$300,000	+50%	$300,000 – $300,000
CookUnity Inc.	1	$400,000	+100%	$400,000 – $400,000
Chopra HLCO LLC	1	$225,000	+12%	$225,000 – $225,000
Cai Foods Company	1	$88,837	−56%	$88,837 – $88,837
Boston Harbor Now, Inc.	1	$140,811	−30%	$140,811 – $140,811
BlueWave Project Development LLC	1	$355,000	+77%	$355,000 – $355,000
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.	1	$240,000	+20%	$240,000 – $240,000
BioCircuit Technologies, Inc.	1	$313,435	+57%	$313,435 – $313,435
Circe Bioscience, Inc.	1	$208,000	+4%	$208,000 – $208,000
Cinos Inc.	1	$85,000	−57%	$85,000 – $85,000
Aurora Future Technologies	1	$93,600	−53%	$93,600 – $93,600
Arux Incorporated	1	$126,693	−37%	$126,693 – $126,693
As If Pictures US, Inc.	1	$164,800	−18%	$164,800 – $164,800
ASR Group Holdings LLC	1	$206,000	+3%	$206,000 – $206,000
About Intelligence Inc.	1	$140,000	−30%	$140,000 – $140,000
8 Rivers Services, LLC	1	$335,000	+68%	$335,000 – $335,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


New York, NY	22	$195,000	$151,724 – $247,300
San Francisco, CA	19	$150,571	$133,346 – $231,109
Miami, FL	12	$215,338	$180,601 – $253,625
Berkeley, CA	6	$182,590	$151,500 – $296,045
Boston, MA	5	$164,000	$150,000 – $355,000
Denver, CO	4	$235,000	$213,750 – $246,250
Los Angeles, CA	4	$213,616	$176,212 – $218,400
Brooklyn, NY	3	$200,000	$170,000 – $300,000
Austin, TX	3	$250,000	$211,403 – $275,000
Houston, TX	3	$125,299	$105,150 – $232,998
Dallas, TX	2	$239,500	$221,750 – $257,250
Des Moines, IA	2	$240,000	$240,000 – $240,000
Indianapolis, IN	2	$269,526	$269,526 – $269,526
Farmingdale, NY	2	$208,000	$208,000 – $208,000
Boca Raton, FL	2	$116,918	$103,376 – $130,459
Las Vegas, NV	2	$286,125	$203,062 – $369,188
Minneapolis, MN	2	$206,742	$205,676 – $207,808
Leesburg, VA	2	$154,710	$154,710 – $154,710
Bentonville, AR	2	$220,000	$220,000 – $220,000
Alpharetta, GA	2	$115,440	$115,440 – $115,440

By experience level


Level I	40	$120,000
Level II	52	$166,272
Level III	41	$240,677
Level IV	49	$220,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2023	13	$239,200
2024	67	$208,000
2025	77	$156,894
2026	40	$216,937