Bridgewater Associates, LP H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Bridgewater Associates, LP, based in Westport, CT, has filed 526 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2008. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 96.1% petition approval rate, with 98 approvals and 4 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $119,991. This is +53.2% compared to the national median salary of $76,540 for the most common position, Financial and Investment Analysts.

Bridgewater Associates, LP has also filed 100 green card (PERM) applications, with 40 certified, indicating long-term sponsorship commitment for foreign workers. Green Card Sponsor

Bridgewater Associates, LP operates in the Finance and Insurance industry.

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Financial and Investment Analysts	154	$117,243	$76,540	+53.2% Above Market
Management Analysts	62	$116,519	$67,500	+72.6% Above Market
Software Developers, Applications	50	$113,544	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	36	$92,501	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Systems Managers	19	$183,709	$163,310	+12.5% Above Market
Software Developers	13	$177,553	$102,420	+73.4% Above Market
Financial Managers	12	$253,233	$146,970	+72.3% Above Market
General and Operations Managers	11	$188,887	$91,560	+106.3% Above Market
Software Developers, Systems Software	11	$100,952	N/A	N/A
Financial Quantitative Analysts	9	$104,060	$85,290	+22.0% Above Market
Computer Systems Analysts	7	$82,414	N/A	N/A
Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	7	$107,340	N/A	N/A
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	5	$114,923	N/A	N/A
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	5	$111,983	N/A	N/A
Operations Research Analysts	5	$92,913	$82,920	+12.1% Above Market
Chefs and Head Cooks	5	$86,233	$74,920	+15.1% Above Market
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	4	$101,338	N/A	N/A
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	4	$86,991	N/A	N/A
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	2	$79,144	N/A	N/A
INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYSTS	2	$103,834	N/A	N/A

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2023	1	0	100.0%
FY2022	11	0	100.0%
FY2021	7	0	100.0%
FY2020	18	2	90.0%
FY2018	2	1	66.7%
FY2017	7	0	100.0%
FY2016	9	1	90.0%
FY2015	3	0	100.0%
FY2014	10	0	100.0%
FY2011	6	0	100.0%
FY2009	24	0	100.0%

Work Locations

Westport, CT — 418 LCAs, avg $120,548
Wilton, CT — 67 LCAs, avg $117,301
Norwalk, CT — 28 LCAs, avg $120,547
Wesport, CT — 4 LCAs, avg $117,229
Stamford, CT — 3 LCAs, avg $147,306
Waltham, MA — 2 LCAs, avg $82,000
Elkridge, MD — 1 LCAs, avg $134,000
New York, NY — 1 LCAs, avg $99,986
WESTPORT, MA — 1 LCAs, avg $64,000
Westprot, CT — 1 LCAs, avg $111,114

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship

Bridgewater Associates, LP has filed 100 PERM applications for permanent labor certification, with 40 certified.

Job Title	Applications	Certified	Avg Salary
Financial and Investment Analysts	18	14	$200,221
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	3	$203,785
Computer Systems Analysts	10	3	$124,644
Software Developers, Applications	10	3	$119,535
Management Analysts	9	4	$149,971
Financial Managers	8	1	$232,857
Financial Quantitative Analysts	5	1	$145,600
General and Operations Managers	3	1	$230,000
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	3	1	$228,464
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	2	0	$111,873

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Denied	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2026	7	4	0	$160,714	7
FY2025	15	12	0	$177,483	15
FY2024	7	4	0	$148,133	7
FY2023	11	8	0	$143,401	11
FY2022	14	11	0	$136,678	14
FY2021	6	2	1	$109,000	6
FY2020	8	4	0	$111,959	8
FY2019	83	0	0	$114,712	83
FY2018	56	0	0	$119,166	56
FY2017	47	0	0	$114,518	47
FY2016	48	0	0	$106,774	48
FY2015	38	0	0	N/A	38
FY2014	35	0	0	$145,767	35
FY2013	19	0	0	$116,344	19
FY2012	41	0	0	$118,777	41
FY2011	21	0	0	$120,361	21
FY2010	26	0	0	$117,280	26
FY2009	34	0	0	$92,041	34
FY2008	10	0	0	$110,061	10