(Preliminary Analysis) April 5, 2005
| MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| $25,000.00 | $166,400.00 | $53,335.51 | $73,173.03 | ($19,837.52) | 30% | 70% | 29% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 8433 |
1. Approved Labor Condition Applications for H-1B computer workers in the state of New Jersey were on average for wages that were nearly $20,000 less than the actual prevailing wage.
2. The approved wages of 70% of H-1B workers were for wages below the 25% percentile of that for all workers. In other words, 75% of all N.J. workers in computer occupations were paid more than the wages approved for 70% of H-1B workers.
3. The approved wages for 89% of H-1B workers were lower than the prevailing wage in their occupation and geography.
4. Very few applications were for premium wages that one would expect for "highly skilled" workers. Applications for only 5% of workers were for wages at the 75% percentile for all workers.
| Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Actuaries | $57,100.00 | $57,100.00 | $57,100.00 | $57,730.00 | ($630.00) | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Computer and Information Scientists, Research | $53,040.00 | $109,000.00 | $83,256.67 | $81,895.00 | $1,361.67 | 33% | 67% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 6 |
| Computer Programmers | $25,000.00 | $166,400.00 | $51,330.63 | $72,274.38 | ($20,943.76) | 30% | 70% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 5951 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $30,000.00 | $120,640.00 | $60,951.97 | $76,376.35 | ($15,424.38) | 24% | 76% | 35% | 17% | 8% | 1% | 915 |
| Computer Support Specialists | $33,312.00 | $120,000.00 | $49,651.43 | $49,107.55 | $543.89 | 0% | 100% | 87% | 40% | 26% | 9% | 53 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $30,700.00 | $114,400.00 | $52,730.48 | $77,300.88 | ($24,570.40) | 39% | 61% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 0% | 1267 |
| Database Administrators | $35,000.00 | $95,000.00 | $89,503.95 | $66,612.37 | $22,891.58 | 3% | 97% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 0% | 152 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $37,000.00 | $112,400.00 | $54,932.78 | $66,634.32 | ($11,701.54) | 19% | 81% | 44% | 20% | 14% | 4% | 81 |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | $59,660.00 | $92,000.00 | $76,486.66 | $65,666.00 | $10,820.66 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 40% | 0% | 5 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $51,460.00 | $53,000.00 | $52,230.00 | $68,060.00 | ($15,830.00) | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Area | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Atlantic-Cape May | $40,000 | $75,000 | $48,841 | $60,985 | ($12,144) | 0% | 100% | 26% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 35 |
| Bergen-Passaic | $25,000 | $120,640 | $56,833 | $64,467 | ($7,634) | 8% | 92% | 55% | 31% | 14% | 4% | 927 |
| Jersey City | $28,101 | $105,000 | $50,325 | $74,827 | ($24,502) | 39% | 61% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 711 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon | $27,000 | $125,000 | $51,812 | $76,853 | ($25,041) | 37% | 63% | 19% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 4142 |
| Monmouth-Ocean | $35,000 | $120,000 | $56,887 | $67,980 | ($11,092) | 15% | 85% | 53% | 21% | 9% | 2% | 427 |
| Newark | $28,900 | $166,400 | $56,320 | $73,640 | ($17,320) | 32% | 68% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 1% | 1481 |
| Trenton | $34,185 | $137,280 | $52,532 | $64,167 | ($11,635) | 15% | 85% | 53% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 710 |
| Area | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
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| Atlantic-Cape May | Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Computer Programmers | $40,000.00 | $65,000.00 | $43,610.71 | $58,780.00 | ($15,169.29) | 0% | 100% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 22 | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $50,000.00 | $60,000.00 | $54,545.45 | $66,030.00 | ($11,484.55) | 0% | 100% | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11 | |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $57,490.00 | $17,510.00 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 2 | |
| Bergen-Passaic | Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Actuaries | $57,100.00 | $57,100.00 | $57,100.00 | $57,730.00 | ($630.00) | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 | |
| Computer Programmers | $25,000.00 | $102,000.00 | $54,788.63 | $61,380.00 | ($6,591.37) | 7% | 93% | 57% | 35% | 12% | 6% | 574 | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $30,000.00 | $120,640.00 | $65,091.94 | $70,610.00 | ($5,518.06) | 15% | 85% | 64% | 32% | 24% | 4% | 141 | |
| Computer Support Specialists | $42,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $46,000.00 | $45,630.00 | $370.00 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 2 | |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $30,700.00 | $92,000.00 | $52,847.23 | $69,120.00 | ($16,272.77) | 4% | 96% | 35% | 13% | 4% | 0% | 179 | |
| Database Administrators | $64,000.00 | $94,180.00 | $92,742.86 | $68,040.00 | $24,702.86 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% | 21 | |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $41,022.00 | $90,000.00 | $54,013.75 | $69,250.00 | ($15,236.25) | 63% | 38% | 38% | 25% | 13% | 0% | 8 | |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | $69,000.00 | $69,000.00 | $69,000.00 | $68,790.00 | $210.00 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 | |
| Jersey City | Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Computer Programmers | $28,101.00 | $105,000.00 | $49,857.21 | $74,330.00 | ($24,472.79) | 38% | 62% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 604 | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $37,000.00 | $100,000.00 | $57,087.95 | $77,660.00 | ($20,572.05) | 53% | 48% | 35% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 40 | |
| Computer Support Specialists | $103,000.00 | $103,000.00 | $103,000.00 | $52,470.00 | $50,530.00 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1 | |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $36,000.00 | $100,000.00 | $49,757.59 | $78,480.00 | ($28,722.41) | 40% | 60% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 63 | |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $43,000.00 | $60,000.00 | $48,666.67 | $67,910.00 | ($19,243.33) | 0% | 100% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3 | |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon | Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Computer and Information Scientists, Research | $53,040.00 | $68,000.00 | $59,680.00 | $92,160.00 | ($32,480.00) | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3 | |
| Computer Programmers | $27,000.00 | $125,000.00 | $50,663.59 | $75,560.00 | ($24,896.41) | 37% | 63% | 20% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2966 | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $30,000.00 | $114,400.00 | $58,267.34 | $77,590.00 | ($19,322.66) | 23% | 77% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 452 | |
| Computer Support Specialists | $33,312.00 | $83,000.00 | $41,541.06 | $50,590.00 | ($9,048.94) | 0% | 100% | 81% | 19% | 6% | 3% | 31 | |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $33,634.00 | $95,000.00 | $52,760.23 | $83,930.00 | ($31,169.77) | 51% | 49% | 11% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 645 | |
| Database Administrators | $50,000.00 | $90,000.00 | $70,222.22 | $72,710.00 | ($2,487.78) | 0% | 100% | 78% | 67% | 11% | 0% | 9 | |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $37,000.00 | $90,000.00 | $49,787.88 | $70,230.00 | ($20,442.12) | 15% | 85% | 24% | 9% | 3% | 0% | 33 | |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | $59,660.00 | $92,000.00 | $76,144.44 | $63,570.00 | $12,574.44 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 67% | 33% | 0% | 3 | |
| Monmouth-Ocean | Occupation | MIN Wage | MAX Wage | AVG Wage | OES Mean | H-1B Difference | Under 10_PCT | 10_PCT | 25_PCT | 50_PCT | 75_PCT | 90_PCT | Worker Count |
| Computer and Information Scientists, Research | $105,000.00 | $109,000.00 | $106,833.33 | $71,630.00 | $35,203.33 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 3 | |
| Computer Programmers | $36,462.00 | $100,000.00 | $51,589.99 | $65,170.00 | ($13,580.01) | 4% | 96% | 51% | 11% | 2% | 0% | 255 | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | $38,064.00 | $120,000.00 | $64,095.25 | $76,810.00 | ($12,714.75) | 43% | 57% | 42% | 25% | 12% | 1% | 99 | |
| Computer Support Specialists | $80,000.00 | $87,000.00 | $84,000.00 | $51,470.00 | $32,530.00 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 40% | 5 | |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $35,000.00 | $98,000.00 | $60,762.00 | $71,230.00 | ($10,468.00) | 8% | 92% | 61% |