H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Subject Matter Expert

Occupation profile for Application Subject Matter Expert covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,905.

FY2026 certified median
$128,905
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$121,686–$144,938
Top employer
Farmers Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$150,343$127,048$175,204
FY20252$165,898$160,372$171,425
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$128,905$121,686$144,938

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application Subject Matter ExpertFY2024 $150,343; FY2025 $165,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,905$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,343FY2025$165,898FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,905Certified median offer, Application Subject Matter ExpertFY2024 $150,343; FY2025 $165,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,905$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,343FY2025$165,898FY2026*$128,905
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Farmers Group, Inc.10 filings
  2. Zurich American Insurance Company2 filings

Top cities

  1. Woodland Hills8 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Schaumburg1 filings
  4. Parsippany1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Farmers Group, Inc. · Application Subject Matter Expert10 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461