H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate

Occupation profile for Associate covers 6,955 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,000.

FY2026 certified median
$150,000
Total filings
6,955
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$112,750–$215,530
Top employer
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242,432$140,000$104,000$185,000
FY20252,308$145,000$108,000$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2,215$150,000$112,750$215,530

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AssociateFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$145,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,000Certified median offer, AssociateFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,000FY2025$145,000FY2026*$150,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.560 filings
  2. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.508 filings
  3. Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC325 filings
  4. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES LLC288 filings
  5. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC135 filings
  6. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP128 filings
  7. KPMG LLP126 filings
  8. Boston Consulting Group, Inc.119 filings
  9. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.117 filings
  10. White & Case LLP114 filings

Top cities

  1. New York3,637 filings
  2. San Francisco348 filings
  3. Chicago219 filings
  4. Boston198 filings
  5. Los Angeles191 filings
  6. Washington188 filings
  7. Dallas182 filings
  8. Atlanta179 filings
  9. Alpharetta164 filings
  10. Menlo Park95 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. · Associate560 filings
  2. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. · Associate508 filings
  3. Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC · Associate325 filings
  4. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES LLC · Associate288 filings
  5. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC · Associate135 filings
  6. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP · Associate128 filings
  7. KPMG LLP · Associate126 filings
  8. Boston Consulting Group, Inc. · Associate119 filings
  9. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. · Associate117 filings
  10. White & Case LLP · Associate114 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-1011$106,662$165,464$224,245$283,046
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790023-1011$129,605$177,944$226,304$274,643
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2011$75,046$97,053$119,059$141,066
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994