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PERM occupation, SOC 13-1111.00, #26 of 1,410 by filings
Management Analysts
- Biggest sponsor
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES · 17% of its filings
- Busiest state
- NY · 22% of its filings
- Major group
- Business and financial · SOC 13
Weighing an offer for this job?
Where it falls among certified offers, and the four wage levels DOL sets for it by area.
Median wage
$151,000
all PERM $103,272
Filings
2,468
#26 of 1,410
Approval
98.1%
field 96.8%
Median days
480
3 slower than the field
What it pays
Where its median offer sits among every occupation, then the whole ladder of certified offers by year and by state.
Median offered wage
$151,000above 93%
Approval rate
98.1%ahead of 69%
Median days to decision
480 daysahead of 39%
Each bar counts occupations at that value. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
FY2024
$125,000 median · 102 certified cases
FY2025
$146,000 median · 1,114 certified cases
FY2026
$157,324 median · 980 certified cases
- 10th
- $70,999
- -2.8% since FY2024
- Median
- $157,324
- +25.9% since FY2024
- 90th
- $225,400
- +6.4% since FY2024
- 95th
- $225,400
- +1.9% since FY2024
These years are not measuring the same group of filings. The count moves by 10.9 times between the largest year and the smallest, so a change in the ladder is at least partly a change in which employers filed rather than a change in what the work pays. Read the shape, not the difference.
| Fiscal year | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 102 | $60,684 | $73,020 | $91,874 | $125,000 | $192,000 | $211,860 | $221,240 |
| FY2025 | 1,114 | $59,226 | $70,979 | $100,000 | $146,000 | $188,816 | $225,400 | $225,400 |
| FY2026 | 980 | $62,019 | $70,999 | $100,506 | $157,324 | $220,000 | $225,400 | $225,400 |
A median answers whether pay moved. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
NY
$155,700 median · 480 certified cases
CA
$150,654 median · 463 certified cases
| State | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 480 | $75,646 | $97,470 | $127,400 | $155,700 | $220,000 | $225,400 | $225,400 |
| CA | 463 | $58,198 | $64,709 | $85,000 | $150,654 | $192,000 | $225,400 | $225,400 |
One SOC code, one federal process, and a wage range that moves with the state. More
Who files it
The sponsors and firms with the most PERM filings under this code, the places the work sits, and who the workers were.
Sponsors filing it
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES 416 filings · 100.0% approved
- THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 341 filings · 100.0% approved
- BAIN & COMPANY, INC. 131 filings · 100.0% approved
- Microsoft Corporation 75 filings · 100.0% approved
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC 65 filings · 81.4% approved
- Uber Technologies, Inc. 55 filings · 98.1% approved
How this is counted
The employers with the most applications under this code. 1,083 of 2,468 filings, 44% of the total.
Firms filing it
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP 779 filings · 99.9% approved
- Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP 283 filings · 99.0% approved
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP 184 filings · 100.0% approved
- Vialto Partners LLP formerly PwC Law LLP 73 filings · 83.6% approved
- Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. 63 filings · 100.0% approved
- Vialto Partners LLP 55 filings · 100.0% approved
How this is counted
The law firms named on the most applications under this code. 1,437 of 2,468 filings, 58% of the total.
Where the jobs are
- New York 531
- California 516
- Texas 235
- Illinois 200
- New Jersey 172
- Florida 159
How this is counted
The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 1,813 of 2,468 filings.
Where the work is
- New York, NY 469
- Chicago, IL 177
- San Francisco, CA 168
- Boston, MA 99
- Miami, FL 74
- Los Angeles, CA 70
How this is counted
The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 1,057 of 2,468 filings.
- Every sponsor that files it, by state, approval rate, offered wage and time to a decision
- Every filing for it, PERM, wage requests and H-1B, case by case
Newspapers it advertised in
- 502 cases
The New York Times
- 212 cases
San Francisco Chronicle
- 164 cases
Chicago Tribune
- 126 cases
The Star-Ledger
- 118 cases
The Seattle Times
- 92 cases
The Dallas Morning News
How this is counted
The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.
Additional steps it used
- 2,255 cases
Job search websites
- 1,739 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers
- 833 cases
Employee referral programs
- 795 cases
Radio or TV ads
- 563 cases
The employer's website
- 480 cases
Campus placement offices
How this is counted
The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.
How long before filing it began
- 0.0%
Under 30 days
- 0.2%
30 to 59 days
- 17%
60 to 89 days
- 25%
90 to 119 days
- 23%
120 to 149 days
- 34%
150 to 180 days
- 0.4%
Over 180 days
How this is counted
Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.
Who filled these jobs, FY2016 to FY2023
From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.
Country of citizenship
- India 19
- China 6
- Philippines 4
- Colombia 2
- Spain 2
- Armenia 1
Worker's education
- Master's 25
- Bachelor's 20
- None 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 28
- B-2 4
- F-1 3
- L-1 2
- NOT IN USA 2
- H-2A 1
Schools
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2
- UNIVERSITY OF PUNE 2
- 1094 CUDAHY PL, #120 1
- ABBIYANTRIKI VISHARAD 1
- ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1
- ANDHRA UNIVERSITY 1
Fields of study
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 15
- COMPUTER ENGINEERING 3
- ENGINEERING 2
- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 2
- MANAGEMENT 2
- APPLIED MATHEMATICS 1
The job itself
What O*NET says the work is, what the market pays it by BLS's survey, its outlook, and DOL's wage levels year by year.
- United States898,280 jobs
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNew York
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INChicago
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CASan Francisco
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHBoston
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMiami
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
- median PERM offer
| Area | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $101,860 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $124,390 | $76,648 | $104,978 | $133,307 | $161,637 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $105,090 | $67,475 | $91,915 | $116,334 | $140,774 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,730 | $73,258 | $105,165 | $137,093 | $169,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $135,640 | $92,518 | $120,910 | $149,323 | $177,715 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $94,290 | $61,714 | $84,011 | $106,330 | $128,627 |
How these figures fit together
BLS surveys employers on what they pay everyone in a job; DOL builds its four levels from the same survey a year later (the July 2026 wage year uses BLS's May 2025 estimates). DOL publishes levels by area, not nationally, so the United States line has none. Levels are hourly in DOL's tables; here they're shown a year at 2,080 hours, as DOL computes them. The metros are the ones holding the most of this job's PERM filings, placed by Census's county files.
The block is the middle half of what employers report paying everyone in this job, citizen or not; the ticks under it are DOL's four prevailing wage levels for that metro, the floors a PERM or H-1B offer is held to. More
DOL's levels for this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, year by year
Each July DOL resets the four levels from BLS's newest survey. A determination keeps the figures of the year it was issued in.
| Wage year | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $76,648 | $104,978 | $133,307 | $161,637 |
| 2025-26 | $74,402 | $101,816 | $129,230 | $156,645 |
| 2024-25 | $75,733 | $103,709 | $131,706 | $159,682 |
| 2023-24 | $73,590 | $100,506 | $127,400 | $154,315 |
| 2022-23 | $73,112 | $97,198 | $121,306 | $145,392 |
| 2021-22 | $65,312 | $92,248 | $119,163 | $146,099 |
What the job is
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.
- Preparation
- Considerable Preparation Needed
- O*NET Job Zone 4
- DOL's education basis
- Bachelor's degree
- Wage year 2026-27, on DOL's Appendix A list
- Jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +10.1%
- About 94,100 openings a year (BLS)
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
- Less than 5 years of related work (BLS)
Bright Outlook O*NET OnLine lists this job for rapid growth and numerous job openings.
The work, most important first
- Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
- Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
- Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
- Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
- Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
- Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.
The education workers in it report
- 10%
Some College Courses
- 57%
Bachelor's Degree
- 10%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
- 24%
Master's Degree
Titles people use for it
Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Management Analyst, Management Consultant, Administrative Analyst, Employment Programs Analyst, Organizational Development Consultant, Performance Management Analyst.
Related jobs: Project Management Specialists, Information Technology Project Managers, Data Scientists, Computer Systems Analysts, Document Management Specialists, Business Intelligence Analysts.
This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database and O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. PERM Tracker has modified some of this information (the shares are rounded and only the top tasks are shown); what changed. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Against other jobs
Where this sits in the ranking
Ranked 26 of 1,410 by volume: 25 filed at least as many filings, and 1,384 filed no more.
- Just above
- Cooks, Restaurant 2,472 filings
- Just below
- Electrical Engineers 2,460 filings
Other business and financial roles
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. More
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. Wages inside a group still swing hard, because the group holds every seniority level and every metro.
- #28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,424 filings · 72 denied
- #19 Financial and Investment Analysts 2,800 filings · 46 denied
- #34 Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,150 filings · 11 denied
- #13 Accountants and Auditors 3,686 filings · 86 denied
- #4 Project Management Specialists 8,526 filings · 102 denied
- #52 132011.01, Accountants 1,207 filings · 55 denied
The same job on H-1B
44,585 certified H-1B labor condition applications for this occupation since FY2020, offering a median of $114,130 a year; the middle half ran $88,000 to $156,645. By state and year in the salary explorer.
Notes on these numbers
Reading the wage
A floor, not a salary survey: every level and metro mixed. DOL's four wage levels for this job, by area.
What the median is
The median wage employers committed to in federal filings for this occupation. It mixes every experience level and every metro, and it's a floor: the employer must offer at least the prevailing wage DOL determines for the occupation, level and county. Across all PERM filings the middle half of offered wages runs $45,178 to $141,357, so a figure inside that band is unremarkable whichever occupation it belongs to. The levels page reads DOL's OFLC wage search live.
What these numbers don't say
4 notes
- The code is the identity
- This one is SOC 13-1111.00. Two SOC codes can carry the same job title, so a title that looks duplicated on the ranking is two different occupations. Match on the code when you're checking a specific filing.
- A median isn’t an offer
- It's the middle of all 2,468 wages committed to for this occupation across the country, entry level and principal alike. The same role's medians swing hard by worksite, which the state map shows directly.
- Approval isn’t about the occupation
- The denial rate moves with what happened in the filing rather than with the job title, so nothing here is a property of Management Analysts. The measured factors are on the denial risk page, published as separate rates.
- Nothing here is pending
- All 2,468 counted here carry a decision date, because every case in DOL's disclosure files does, so a case still waiting is in none of them. The largest filer of this occupation is MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES. Where the queue stands today is on the processing times page.
The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built
Weighing an offer?
Compare it against this median, then check the state map, where the same occupation's medians swing hard by worksite.
Setting one?
All 1,410 occupations sort together on the wages page, and denial rates show how outcome moves with the offered wage.
Filings newer than DOL's last published file can't be attributed to this occupation until DOL publishes them. The live list on the case search page carries them by employer.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load
O*NET occupation data: O*NET Database, USDOL/ETA (onetcenter.org) · data through Aug 16, 2026 · twice a year
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
BLS employment projections: BLS Employment Projections (bls.gov) · data through Dec 31, 2025 · yearly, each autumn
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.
O*NET occupation data: What O*NET says each occupation is and takes: its description, tasks, Job Zone and the education workers report. A description of the job everywhere, not of any one employer's opening.
BLS market pay: What employers report paying everyone in each job, nationally, by state and by metro, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). Citizens and immigrants alike; not PERM offers.
BLS employment projections: BLS's ten-year projection of each job's employment and yearly openings, and the entry education it calls typical. A projection, not a count.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. The floors an offer is held to, not what anyone was paid.
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- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it