H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate – Competition

Occupation profile for Associate – Competition covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $110,000.

FY2026 certified median
$110,000
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$110,000–$115,000
Top employer
CRA International, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$91,000$91,000$91,000
FY20259$100,000$95,000$100,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$110,000$110,000$115,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate – CompetitionFY2024 $91,000; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$91,000FY2025$100,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$110,000Certified median offer, Associate – CompetitionFY2024 $91,000; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$91,000FY2025$100,000FY2026*$110,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CRA International, Inc.19 filings

Top cities

  1. Oakland6 filings
  2. Chicago5 filings
  3. Boston4 filings
  4. Washington3 filings
  5. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. CRA International, Inc. · Associate – Competition19 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 4186019-3011$89,482$117,416$145,350$173,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2041$76,960$98,342$119,746$141,128
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2031$66,893$83,221$99,549$115,877
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3011$100,714$133,266$165,818$198,370
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2031$76,627$102,773$128,898$155,043