H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Director, Innovation

Occupation profile for Director, Innovation covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $240,000.

FY2026 certified median
$240,000
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$240,000–$240,000
Top employer
AbbVie Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$236,500$220,000$253,000
FY20251$200,000$200,000$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$240,000$240,000$240,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Director, InnovationFY2024 $236,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$236,500FY2025$200,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$240,000Certified median offer, Director, InnovationFY2024 $236,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$236,500FY2025$200,000FY2026*$240,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AbbVie Inc.6 filings
  2. MAIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 filings
  3. Moat Metrics Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. South San Francisco2 filings
  2. North Chicago2 filings
  3. Irvine1 filings
  4. Boston1 filings
  5. Princeton1 filings
  6. Floral Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 4186017-2031$101,005$120,411$139,818$159,224
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-1021$72,883$118,123$163,342$208,582
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698011-1021$63,336$103,334$143,354$183,352
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2031$93,142$110,594$128,066$145,517
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2054$99,882$127,358$154,856$182,333
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-1021$84,843$102,586$120,307$138,050