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Grothman Introduces Bill to Raise H-1B Salary Exemption

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) introduced a bill to raise the H-1B salary exemption to nearly $140,000.
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) filed a companion Senate version of the H-1B modernization bill.
The bill ties the exemption to twice the SSA National Average Wage Index, roughly $140,000.
The existing $60,000 exemption, unchanged since 1998, remains in effect as the House bill moves to the Judiciary Committee.

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) introduced a bill to raise the H-1B salary exemption to nearly $140,000.
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) filed a companion Senate version of the H-1B modernization bill.
The bill ties the exemption to twice the SSA National Average Wage Index, roughly $140,000.
The existing $60,000 exemption, unchanged since 1998, remains in effect as the House bill moves to the Judiciary Committee.