H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Investment Banking Associate

Occupation profile for Investment Banking Associate covers 251 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
251
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,000–$183,989
Top employer
Jefferies LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202482$175,000$175,000$175,000
FY202592$175,000$175,000$185,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)77$175,000$175,000$183,989

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Investment Banking AssociateFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$175,000FY2025$175,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Investment Banking AssociateFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$175,000FY2025$175,000FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Jefferies LLC87 filings
  2. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.41 filings
  3. JPMorgan Chase & Co.31 filings
  4. PWP Employer LP12 filings
  5. Barclays Capital Inc.9 filings
  6. Guggenheim Securities, LLC7 filings
  7. Centerview Partners, LLC4 filings
  8. Carbon Reduction Capital, LLC3 filings
  9. Olden Lane, Inc.3 filings
  10. PEI Global Partners Holdings LLC3 filings

Top cities

  1. New York181 filings
  2. San Francisco27 filings
  3. Houston8 filings
  4. Chicago7 filings
  5. Bridgewater3 filings
  6. Jersey City3 filings
  7. Redwood City2 filings
  8. Charlotte2 filings
  9. Los Angeles1 filings
  10. Denver1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Jefferies LLC · Investment Banking Associate87 filings
  2. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. · Investment Banking Associate41 filings
  3. JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Investment Banking Associate31 filings
  4. PWP Employer LP · Investment Banking Associate12 filings
  5. Barclays Capital Inc. · Investment Banking Associate9 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642013-2051$72,134$92,685$113,256$133,806
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-2051$72,072$92,269$112,486$132,683
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310013-2051$69,410$93,558$117,707$141,856
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674013-2051$71,573$94,286$116,979$139,693
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798013-2051$65,458$85,654$105,830$126,027
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206013-2051$73,154$92,248$111,363$130,458
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446013-2051$82,950$107,016$131,061$155,126