H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Head Chef

Occupation profile for Head Chef covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $77,012.

FY2026 certified median
$77,012
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,518–$77,506
Top employer
Blue Bell USA LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$63,180$57,000$75,587
FY20253$81,600$78,300$81,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$77,012$76,518$77,506

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Head ChefFY2024 $63,180; FY2025 $81,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,012$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$63,180FY2025$81,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$77,012Certified median offer, Head ChefFY2024 $63,180; FY2025 $81,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,012$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$63,180FY2025$81,600FY2026*$77,012
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Blue Bell USA LLC3 filings
  2. BLUE FOX GROUP LLC3 filings
  3. Copper Point USA LLC2 filings
  4. MARNIT INC.2 filings
  5. BOMBAY CLUB, INC.1 filings
  6. Brooks & DeRensis, PC1 filings
  7. Eko Kitchen LLC1 filings
  8. Heaven Spice USA LLC1 filings
  9. J & Y Restaurant Group LLC1 filings
  10. Maata Kushmanda, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Parsippany3 filings
  2. Frisco3 filings
  3. Washington2 filings
  4. Princeton2 filings
  5. Houston2 filings
  6. San Francisco1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Warrenville1 filings
  9. Somerville1 filings
  10. S Plainfield1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562035-1011$48,194$61,443$74,714$87,963
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910035-1011$41,870$54,309$66,768$79,206
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642035-1011$31,470$43,077$54,704$66,310
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594035-1011$42,494$56,493$70,512$84,510
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790035-1011$51,418$62,774$74,152$85,509
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242035-1011$46,238$57,117$68,016$78,894
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446035-1011$52,187$63,773$75,338$86,923
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698035-1011$46,758$55,598$64,418$73,258
    2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930035-1011$54,891$67,101$79,310$91,520
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186035-1011$44,221$58,989$73,757$88,525