H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Patent Attorney

Occupation profile for Patent Attorney covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $134,000.

FY2025 certified median
$134,000
Total filings
7
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$111,000–$157,000
Top employer
Lambert Shortell & Connaughton LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$119,496$89,960$180,000
FY20252$134,000$111,000$157,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Patent AttorneyFY2024 $119,496; FY2025 $134,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$119,496FY2025$134,000Certified median offer, Patent AttorneyFY2024 $119,496; FY2025 $134,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$119,496FY2025$134,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lambert Shortell & Connaughton LLC2 filings
  2. Kile Park Reed and Houtteman PLLC1 filings
  3. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP1 filings
  4. Maier & Maier PLLC1 filings
  5. SENKO Advanced Components, Inc.1 filings
  6. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston2 filings
  2. Menlo Park1 filings
  3. Hudson1 filings
  4. Houston1 filings
  5. Alexandria1 filings
  6. Fairfax1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446023-1011$100,277$157,685$215,114$272,522
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790023-1011$129,605$177,944$226,304$274,643
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642023-2011$45,365$57,242$69,139$81,016
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1011$115,648$176,051$236,454$296,858