H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Patent Agent

Occupation profile for Patent Agent covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $185,000.

FY2026 certified median
$185,000
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,126–$187,500
Top employer
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$154,750$118,790$186,280
FY20256$128,500$103,750$147,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$185,000$157,126$187,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Patent AgentFY2024 $154,750; FY2025 $128,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$154,750FY2025$128,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$185,000Certified median offer, Patent AgentFY2024 $154,750; FY2025 $128,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$154,750FY2025$128,500FY2026*$185,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP2 filings
  2. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC2 filings
  3. Berkeley Lights Inc.1 filings
  4. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP1 filings
  5. Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP1 filings
  6. Foley Hoag LLP1 filings
  7. Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.1 filings
  8. Holland & Hart LLP1 filings
  9. Hylton-Rodic Law PLLC1 filings
  10. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York3 filings
  2. Boston2 filings
  3. Houston2 filings
  4. Mount Hamilton1 filings
  5. Palo Alto1 filings
  6. San Francisco1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. Washington1 filings
  9. Raleigh1 filings
  10. Cleveland1 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
    2026-27Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAArea 4406023-1011$81,973$108,597$135,242$161,866
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1099$80,600$103,397$126,194$148,990
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741019-2031$65,790$79,456$93,142$106,808
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910023-2011$43,888$56,139$68,390$80,642
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2071$81,182$108,035$134,909$161,762
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642023-2011$45,365$57,242$69,139$81,016
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562023-2011$54,475$67,309$80,122$92,955