H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor, Economics

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor, Economics covers 55 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $106,631.

FY2026 certified median
$106,631
Total filings
55
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$94,026–$128,000
Top employer
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$101,564$90,155$122,000
FY202527$100,000$92,937$136,752
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$106,631$94,026$128,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, EconomicsFY2024 $101,564; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,631$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$101,564FY2025$100,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$106,631Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, EconomicsFY2024 $101,564; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,631$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$101,564FY2025$100,000FY2026*$106,631
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY7 filings
  2. Boston College3 filings
  3. Fairfield University3 filings
  4. President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College3 filings
  5. South Dakota State University3 filings
  6. Towson University3 filings
  7. Bryn Mawr College2 filings
  8. Fordham University2 filings
  9. Stephen F. Austin State University2 filings
  10. Suffolk University2 filings

Top cities

  1. Winston-Salem7 filings
  2. Santa Clara3 filings
  3. Fairfield3 filings
  4. Chestnut Hill3 filings
  5. Towson3 filings
  6. Brookings3 filings
  7. Fayetteville2 filings
  8. Atlanta2 filings
  9. Bowling Green2 filings
  10. Boston2 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Winston-Salem, NCArea 4918025-1063$60,460$83,257$106,053$128,850
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446025-1063$97,710$151,793$205,877$259,960
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1063$70,040$110,793$151,547$192,300
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258025-1063$72,150$117,083$162,017$206,950
    2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486025-1063$87,030$119,553$152,077$184,600
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194025-1063$99,860$137,253$174,647$212,040
    2026-27East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 460000225-1063$53,540$71,177$88,813$106,450
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206025-1063$73,160$105,713$138,267$170,820
    2026-27Bowling Green, KYArea 1454025-1063$67,720$99,360$131,000$162,640
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222025-1063$69,200$79,550$89,900$100,250