H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Pastor

Occupation profile for Pastor covers 153 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $71,878.

FY2026 certified median
$71,878
Total filings
153
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$56,000–$81,156
Top employer
Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202440$52,400$43,919$64,368
FY202571$63,497$46,992$67,620
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)42$71,878$56,000$81,156

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PastorFY2024 $52,400; FY2025 $63,497; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,878$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$52,400FY2025$63,497FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$71,878Certified median offer, PastorFY2024 $52,400; FY2025 $63,497; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,878$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$52,400FY2025$63,497FY2026*$71,878
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church11 filings
  2. Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists9 filings
  3. Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church8 filings
  4. Allegheny West Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists7 filings
  5. Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists5 filings
  6. Gulf States Conference of Seventh-day Adventists4 filings
  7. New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists4 filings
  8. SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS4 filings
  9. Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings
  10. Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings

Top cities

  1. Louisville6 filings
  2. Hadley3 filings
  3. Cincinnati3 filings
  4. Cleveland3 filings
  5. Birmingham2 filings
  6. Phoenix2 filings
  7. St. Marys2 filings
  8. Battle Creek2 filings
  9. Lake Ann2 filings
  10. Scotia2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church · Pastor11 filings
  2. Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Pastor9 filings
  3. Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church · Pastor8 filings
  4. Allegheny West Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists · Pastor7 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
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114021-2011$44,117$50,814$57,512$64,210
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562021-2011$44,720$61,214$77,709$94,203
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714021-2011$38,064$48,838$59,634$70,408
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642021-2011$45,448$54,642$63,835$73,029
2026-27South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaArea 310000621-2011$42,827$48,131$53,456$58,760
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334021-2011$49,026$56,202$63,378$70,554
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790021-2011$42,328$54,642$66,955$79,269
2026-27South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaArea 550000321-2011$49,878$56,389$62,920$69,430
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258021-2011$37,586$48,734$59,904$71,053
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446021-2011$54,995$64,709$74,402$84,115