H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Specialist

Occupation profile for Assistant Specialist covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,700.

FY2026 certified median
$70,700
Total filings
68
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$67,000–$71,950
Top employer
University of California, San Francisco
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$65,900$64,275$65,900
FY202532$68,300$64,700$68,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$70,700$67,000$71,950

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant SpecialistFY2024 $65,900; FY2025 $68,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,700$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$65,900FY2025$68,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,700Certified median offer, Assistant SpecialistFY2024 $65,900; FY2025 $68,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,700$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$65,900FY2025$68,300FY2026*$70,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, San Francisco24 filings
  2. University of Hawaii11 filings
  3. University of California, Davis10 filings
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE9 filings
  5. Regents of the University of California at Riverside5 filings
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz3 filings
  7. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources2 filings
  8. Regent of University California of Riverside1 filings
  9. The University of Arizona1 filings
  10. University of California, Berkeley1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco24 filings
  2. Irvine9 filings
  3. Honolulu8 filings
  4. Davis7 filings
  5. Riverside6 filings
  6. Santa Cruz3 filings
  7. Hilo3 filings
  8. Sacramento2 filings
  9. Maricopa1 filings
  10. Berkeley1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, San Francisco · Assistant Specialist24 filings
  2. University of Hawaii · Assistant Specialist11 filings
  3. University of California, Davis · Assistant Specialist10 filings
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE · Assistant Specialist9 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014019-1029$65,187$82,306$99,424$116,542
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2031$101,005$120,411$139,818$159,224
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
2026-27Urban Honolulu, HIArea 4652019-3033$90,854$104,437$118,019$131,602
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2012$98,405$131,726$165,048$198,370
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014019-1013$56,909$77,002$97,074$117,166
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-1013$71,282$87,838$104,395$120,952