H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Policy Specialist

Occupation profile for Policy Specialist covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $139,000.

FY2026 certified median
$139,000
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$131,000–$151,000
Top employer
Google LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$152,009$136,500$187,013
FY20257$140,000$139,000$159,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$139,000$131,000$151,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Policy SpecialistFY2024 $152,009; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$152,009FY2025$140,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$139,000Certified median offer, Policy SpecialistFY2024 $152,009; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$152,009FY2025$140,000FY2026*$139,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC15 filings
  2. Google Client Services LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York6 filings
  2. San Francisco4 filings
  3. Austin3 filings
  4. Washington2 filings
  5. Washington, D.C.1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Google LLC · Policy Specialist15 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 3562013-1041$65,083$84,781$104,478$124,176
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242013-1041$50,378$63,752$77,126$90,501
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-1041$73,570$97,739$121,888$146,058
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790013-1041$66,851$85,384$103,938$122,470
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1011$115,648$176,051$236,454$296,858