H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST

Occupation profile for ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST covers 169 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,600.

FY2026 certified median
$83,600
Total filings
169
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,200–$88,000
Top employer
University of California, San Francisco
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202450$76,700$73,900$80,700
FY202563$80,700$76,500$85,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)56$83,600$79,200$88,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, ASSOCIATE SPECIALISTFY2024 $76,700; FY2025 $80,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,600$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$76,700FY2025$80,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,600Certified median offer, ASSOCIATE SPECIALISTFY2024 $76,700; FY2025 $80,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,600$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$76,700FY2025$80,700FY2026*$83,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, San Francisco109 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE17 filings
  3. University of California at Santa Barbara9 filings
  4. University of California, Davis9 filings
  5. Regents of the University of California at Riverside7 filings
  6. University of California, Berkeley5 filings
  7. Applied Medical Resources Corporation3 filings
  8. University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources3 filings
  9. University of California, Santa Cruz3 filings
  10. Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco108 filings
  2. Irvine16 filings
  3. Santa Barbara10 filings
  4. Riverside7 filings
  5. Davis6 filings
  6. Berkeley5 filings
  7. Rancho Santa Margarita3 filings
  8. Los Angeles2 filings
  9. Modesto2 filings
  10. Oakland2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, San Francisco · ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST109 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE · ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST17 filings
  3. University of California, Davis · ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST9 filings
  4. University of California at Santa Barbara · ASSOCIATE 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014019-1029$65,187$82,306$99,424$116,542
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1022$89,024$112,320$135,637$158,933
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220017-3029$58,864$69,514$80,163$90,813