H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Principal

Occupation profile for Associate Principal covers 80 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $189,087.

FY2026 certified median
$189,087
Total filings
80
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,911–$253,375
Top employer
ZS Associates, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$169,000$124,453$246,500
FY202542$249,000$200,000$269,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$189,087$156,911$253,375

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate PrincipalFY2024 $169,000; FY2025 $249,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,087$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$169,000FY2025$249,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$189,087Certified median offer, Associate PrincipalFY2024 $169,000; FY2025 $249,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $189,087$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$169,000FY2025$249,000FY2026*$189,087
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ZS Associates, Inc.33 filings
  2. TheMathCompany, Inc.12 filings
  3. Arup US, Inc.4 filings
  4. Westernacher & Partner Consulting, Inc.4 filings
  5. Guidehouse Digital LLC3 filings
  6. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC3 filings
  7. ClearView Healthcare Partners, LLC2 filings
  8. MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH ASSOCIATES, INC.2 filings
  9. RC Design Collaborative, LLC2 filings
  10. TRINITY PARTNERS, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York15 filings
  2. Chicago10 filings
  3. Princeton6 filings
  4. South San Francisco5 filings
  5. Evanston5 filings
  6. San Francisco4 filings
  7. Thousand Oaks3 filings
  8. Wellesley3 filings
  9. North Wales3 filings
  10. Bellevue3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ZS Associates, Inc. · Associate Principal33 filings
  2. TheMathCompany, Inc. · Associate Principal12 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698011-3021$124,842$154,690$184,517$214,365
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2031$79,269$99,715$120,141$140,587
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1211$91,042$111,280$131,539$151,778
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2031$66,893$83,221$99,549$115,877
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-1011$71,968$92,872$113,797$134,701
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-2031$65,062$87,610$110,157$132,704
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108013-1082$72,738$96,304$119,891$143,458