H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

POLICY ANALYST

Occupation profile for POLICY ANALYST covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,000.

FY2026 certified median
$80,000
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,695–$83,954
Top employer
APPRISE INCORPORATED
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$77,000$73,100$87,548
FY202513$77,000$65,000$98,832
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$80,000$66,695$83,954

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, POLICY ANALYSTFY2024 $77,000; FY2025 $77,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,000FY2025$77,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,000Certified median offer, POLICY ANALYSTFY2024 $77,000; FY2025 $77,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,000FY2025$77,000FY2026*$80,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. APPRISE INCORPORATED6 filings
  2. SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT3 filings
  3. The Nuclear Company3 filings
  4. Climate Focus North America INC.2 filings
  5. Community Resources for Justice, Inc.2 filings
  6. DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES2 filings
  7. Good Energy Collective Inc.2 filings
  8. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.2 filings
  9. ACE CAPITAL LLC1 filings
  10. Cato Institute1 filings

Top cities

  1. Washington6 filings
  2. Princeton6 filings
  3. New York6 filings
  4. Brooklyn4 filings
  5. Lexington2 filings
  6. Annapolis2 filings
  7. Newport Beach1 filings
  8. Pasadena1 filings
  9. Englewood1 filings
  10. Chicago1 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
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-4061$40,102$52,707$65,312$77,917
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4061$44,554$57,928$71,282$84,656
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-3023$66,394$164,341$262,267$360,214
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3094$117,936$137,030$156,104$175,198
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258013-2031$63,086$81,910$100,714$119,538
    2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046019-2041$51,106$66,019$80,933$95,846
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3099$76,710$91,728$106,725$121,742
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4061$51,459$62,400$73,320$84,261
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2041$67,122$84,906$102,690$120,474
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3094$81,765$93,434$105,123$116,792