H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Economist

Occupation profile for Economist covers 169 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,658.

FY2026 certified median
$148,658
Total filings
169
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$136,989–$189,966
Top employer
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202449$182,500$140,653$200,000
FY202572$148,000$100,500$170,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)48$148,658$136,989$189,966

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, EconomistFY2024 $182,500; FY2025 $148,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,658$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$182,500FY2025$148,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,658Certified median offer, EconomistFY2024 $182,500; FY2025 $148,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,658$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$182,500FY2025$148,000FY2026*$148,658
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System22 filings
  2. Compass Lexecon LLC16 filings
  3. BATES WHITE, LLC14 filings
  4. Keystone Strategy LLC11 filings
  5. Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC6 filings
  6. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago4 filings
  7. Air Performance LLC3 filings
  8. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston3 filings
  9. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco3 filings
  10. Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC3 filings

Top cities

  1. Washington49 filings
  2. New York13 filings
  3. Boston11 filings
  4. San Francisco10 filings
  5. Chicago10 filings
  6. Los Angeles6 filings
  7. Indianapolis5 filings
  8. Houston5 filings
  9. Arlington4 filings
  10. Hartford3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · Economist22 filings
  2. Compass Lexecon LLC · Economist16 filings
  3. BATES WHITE, LLC · Economist14 filings
  4. Keystone Strategy LLC · Economist11 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3011$100,714$133,266$165,818$198,370
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-3011$89,482$117,416$145,350$173,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3011$92,352$123,947$155,542$187,138
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-3011$80,267$105,061$129,875$154,669
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-3011$73,174$103,979$134,763$165,568
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-3011$70,304$85,738$101,192$116,626
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486019-3011$80,933$96,762$112,611$128,440