H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Economist III

Occupation profile for Economist III covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,480.

FY2026 certified median
$168,480
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,480–$187,110
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$176,400$169,525$189,640
FY202516$185,423$163,500$205,350
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$168,480$168,480$187,110

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Economist IIIFY2024 $176,400; FY2025 $185,423; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,480$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$176,400FY2025$185,423FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$168,480Certified median offer, Economist IIIFY2024 $176,400; FY2025 $185,423; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,480$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$176,400FY2025$185,423FY2026*$168,480
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC37 filings
  2. Amazon Web Services, Inc.5 filings
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2 filings
  4. State of New Mexico Economic Development Department2 filings
  5. NM Taxation and Revenue1 filings
  6. State of New Mexico1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle22 filings
  2. New York9 filings
  3. Santa Fe4 filings
  4. Bellevue3 filings
  5. Palo Alto2 filings
  6. Jersey City2 filings
  7. Arlington2 filings
  8. Culver City1 filings
  9. San Francisco1 filings
  10. Sunnyvale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Economist III37 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27Santa Fe, NMArea 4214019-3011$80,766$94,890$109,013$123,136
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-3011$89,523$116,542$143,582$170,602
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3011$100,714$133,266$165,818$198,370
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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-3011$89,482$117,416$145,350$173,285