Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Emerging Professional
Occupation profile for Emerging Professional covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $67,309.
- FY2026 certified median
- $67,309
- Total filings
- 23
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $67,309–$69,763
- Top employer
- Perkins Eastman Architects DPC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8 | $60,500 | $57,946 | $67,348 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $69,130 | $65,582 | $69,326 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 10 | $67,309 | $67,309 | $69,763 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Perkins Eastman Architects DPC14 filings
- Orcutt Winslow LLLP3 filings
- AEC Holdco, LLC2 filings
- AEC Holdco, LLC dba Grace Design Studios2 filings
- Collins Cooper Carusi Architects Inc.1 filings
- WestEast Design Group, LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Phoenix7 filings
- New York5 filings
- Los Angeles2 filings
- San Francisco2 filings
- Emeryville1 filings
- Atlanta1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Raleigh1 filings
- Pittsburgh1 filings
- Dallas1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-1011 | $71,968 | $92,872 | $113,797 | $134,701 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-3011 | $50,461 | $60,362 | $70,242 | $80,142 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-1011 | $78,998 | $105,019 | $131,040 | $157,061 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-1011 | $74,485 | $95,098 | $115,731 | $136,344 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-1011 | $77,834 | $92,997 | $108,160 | $123,323 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-1011 | $77,646 | $97,510 | $117,354 | $137,218 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-1011 | $61,173 | $77,126 | $93,101 | $109,054 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-1011 | $68,994 | $84,864 | $100,755 | $116,626 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 17-1011 | $62,941 | $77,750 | $92,581 | $107,390 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 17-1011 | $72,218 | $88,234 | $104,250 | $120,266 |