H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Economist

Occupation profile for Principal Economist covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $226,782.

FY2026 certified median
$226,782
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$226,337–$250,087
Top employer
Econic Partners US LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$150,000$150,000$150,000
FY20258$200,520$200,260$272,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$226,782$226,337$250,087

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal EconomistFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $200,520; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $226,782$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$200,520FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$226,782Certified median offer, Principal EconomistFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $200,520; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $226,782$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$150,000FY2025$200,520FY2026*$226,782
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Econic Partners US LLC5 filings
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC3 filings
  3. Compounding Labs, LLC2 filings
  4. Critical Services Group Management, LP2 filings
  5. Edgeworth Economics, LLC1 filings
  6. Keystone Strategy LLC1 filings
  7. Noveld LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston5 filings
  2. Culver City3 filings
  3. Washington3 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Miami1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. New York1 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 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3011$92,352$123,947$155,542$187,138
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3011$100,714$133,266$165,818$198,370
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-3011$74,838$101,795$128,731$155,688
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347