H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Economist I

Occupation profile for Economist I covers 60 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,000.

FY2026 certified median
$147,000
Total filings
60
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,000–$158,925
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$114,300$77,605$147,000
FY202510$147,000$147,000$147,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)38$147,000$147,000$158,925

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Economist IFY2024 $114,300; FY2025 $147,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$114,300FY2025$147,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,000Certified median offer, Economist IFY2024 $114,300; FY2025 $147,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$114,300FY2025$147,000FY2026*$147,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC51 filings
  2. General Motors Financial Company, Inc.5 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.4 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle33 filings
  2. Arlington10 filings
  3. New York5 filings
  4. Fort Worth5 filings
  5. Bellevue3 filings
  6. San Francisco2 filings
  7. Irvine1 filings
  8. Chicago1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Economist I51 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-3011$80,725$106,059$131,414$156,749
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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-3011$77,251$100,298$123,344$146,390
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2031$68,307$90,834$113,381$135,907
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-3011$89,482$117,416$145,350$173,285
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3011$92,352$123,947$155,542$187,138