Morningstar H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Morningstar sponsors H-1B workers. Across 49 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $125,000. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Morningstar filed 49 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 5 states between Oct 2024 and Jun 2026. The median offered base wage was $125,000.
- Median offered wage
- $125,000
- Certified filings
- 49
- Work locations
- 5 states
- Distinct roles
- 30
Most-filed roles at Morningstar
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 8 | $129,277 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 6 | $142,290 |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $117,623 |
| Quantitative Analyst | 3 | $106,977 |
| Associate Software Engineer | 2 | $94,275 |
| Financial Product Specialist | 2 | $69,307 |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $90,000 |
| Director Of Data Science | 1 | $221,058 |
| Technical Product Manager | 1 | $113,826 |
| Lead Cloud Engineer | 1 | $145,600 |
| Lead Data Modeler | 1 | $132,050 |
| Lead Devops Engineer | 1 | $152,245 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 7 | $90,089 |
| Level II — qualified | 11 | $110,441 |
| Level III — experienced | 9 | $132,050 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 12 | $154,123 |
Where Morningstar hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 43 | $125,000 |
| New York | 2 | $109,275 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $123,740 |
| Texas | 1 | $142,830 |
| Florida | 1 | $142,044 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | $116,397 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Brookline, Massachusetts | $131,082 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Project Specialist | Chicago, Illinois | $115,605 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineering Team Lead | Chicago, Illinois | $156,719 | IV | May 2026 |
| Quantitative Analyst | Chicago, Illinois | $109,116 | I | May 2026 |
| Senior Software Architect | Chicago, Illinois | $161,000 | IV | May 2026 |
| Associate Quantitative Analyst | Chicago, Illinois | $101,300 | I | May 2026 |
| Project Manager | Chicago, Illinois | $94,129 | II | May 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $118,849 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $130,800 | III | May 2026 |
| Lead Software Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $141,749 | — | Apr 2026 |
| Product AI Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $110,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Lead Salesforce Developer | Zephyrhills, Florida | $142,044 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Lead Oracle Database Administrator | Chicago, Illinois | $150,837 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Lead QA Automation Engineer | Aurora, Illinois | $128,240 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Associate Director, Software Engineering | Chicago, Illinois | $210,600 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Product Manager | Chicago, Illinois | $125,000 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Lead Software Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $156,000 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Director of Data Science | Chicago, Illinois | $221,058 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Lead Software Engineer | McKinney, Texas | $142,830 | — | Sep 2025 |
Legal entities included: Morningstar Inc.; Morningstar, Inc..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Jun 2026.
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