Depending on the job, visa applications for blockchain positions included salaries from around $60,000 to nearly $200,000.
Blockchain is essentially an open-source database with encrypted accounts of bitcoin transactions — the transactions are stored in clustered “blocks.” Together, these blocks form a chain of data called the “blockchain.”
While the highest demand for blockchain jobs is for software engineers, there are a variety of positions that blockchain experts can look into.
Insider analyzed nearly 100 H-1(B) visas for Blockchain positions at firms in software application development, IT consulting, digital solutions, and more. Many of the visa applications examined for blockchain positions were located in New York and California.
Blockchain Analyst: $66,000 – $103,064
Blockchain Application Architect: $153,000 – $165,000
Blockchain Consultant: $70,283 – $100,700
Blockchain Developer: $77,200 – $120,000
Blockchain Engineer: $80,000 – $160,000
Blockchain Integration Engineer: $108,000 – $150,000
Blockchain Programmer: $85,000 – $100,000
Blockchain Software Engineer: $93,642 – $194,400