H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Professor of Economics

Occupation profile for Professor of Economics covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,500.

FY2026 certified median
$151,500
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,500–$151,500
Top employer
Loyola Marymount University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$166,250$119,375$213,125
FY20253$144,000$122,000$252,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$151,500$151,500$151,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Professor of EconomicsFY2024 $166,250; FY2025 $144,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$166,250FY2025$144,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$151,500Certified median offer, Professor of EconomicsFY2024 $166,250; FY2025 $144,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$166,250FY2025$144,000FY2026*$151,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Loyola Marymount University3 filings
  2. The University of Arizona2 filings
  3. BATES COLLEGE1 filings
  4. Bay Atlantic University (BAU) LLC1 filings
  5. Brown University1 filings
  6. College of the Atlantic1 filings
  7. Governors State University1 filings
  8. Northwestern University1 filings
  9. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Angeles3 filings
  2. Tucson2 filings
  3. Washington1 filings
  4. Evanston1 filings
  5. University Park1 filings
  6. Bar Harbor1 filings
  7. Lewiston1 filings
  8. Philadelphia1 filings
  9. Providence1 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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108025-1063$83,670$126,043$168,417$210,790
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1063$68,620$96,357$124,093$151,830
    2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606025-1063$102,500$134,013$165,527$197,040
    2026-27Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaArea 230000125-1063$77,170$100,830$124,490$148,150
    2026-27Lewiston-Auburn, MEArea 3034025-1063$82,000$101,290$120,580$139,870
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798025-1063$82,960$110,693$138,427$166,160
    2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930025-1063$92,990$132,967$172,943$212,920
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790025-1063$89,960$125,560$161,160$196,760