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RFE objection "no comparison to the field": how it was answered

Key answer

USCIS says the income has not been shown to be high compared with other professionals in the same field. Add relevant benchmarks for the same occupation, level, region, and time period, with a percentile calculation.

The objection belongs to the "High remuneration" criterion. Below is what the community did to close it: the order of steps, the documents that were attached and the wording that went into the answer.

Steps that closed it

  1. Clarify the comparison field: position, region, industry, experience level
  2. Add a benchmark source: salary survey, statistics, internal grade
  3. Show the calculation: candidate's income / field median
  4. State the conclusion only when the threshold is clearly exceeded

What was attached

  • Income range for comparable roles
  • Market median or percentile
  • Description of the comparable group
  • Date and data source

How the answer was worded

The income qualifies as high because it exceeds the median for comparable roles in the selected industry and region by the established threshold.

A pattern, not a template to copy: the wording only works with your own facts behind it.

Where to check this

Other objections on this criterion

Reference information and community experience, not legal advice. The AAO figures are lessons from appeals, not approval odds; fees and timelines change - verify on uscis.gov.