H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Economist

Occupation profile for Senior Economist covers 57 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $205,000.

FY2026 certified median
$205,000
Total filings
57
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$196,250–$219,250
Top employer
Compass Lexecon LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$180,000$146,616$248,140
FY202521$185,000$150,000$215,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$205,000$196,250$219,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior EconomistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $185,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$185,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$205,000Certified median offer, Senior EconomistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $185,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,000FY2025$185,000FY2026*$205,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Compass Lexecon LLC23 filings
  2. American Institutes for Research8 filings
  3. BATES WHITE, LLC8 filings
  4. 2M Research Services, LLC3 filings
  5. CBRE, INC.3 filings
  6. American Medical Association2 filings
  7. Baker & McKenzie Consulting LLC2 filings
  8. Chewy, Inc.1 filings
  9. Decision Economics, Inc.1 filings
  10. Emmis Dynamic Pricing LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Washington18 filings
  2. Chicago8 filings
  3. Boston5 filings
  4. New York4 filings
  5. Miami3 filings
  6. Decatur2 filings
  7. Irvine1 filings
  8. Los Angeles1 filings
  9. Mountain View1 filings
  10. San Jose1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Compass Lexecon LLC · Senior Economist23 filings
  2. American Institutes for Research · Senior Economist8 filings
  3. BATES WHITE, LLC · Senior Economist8 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
2026-27Washington-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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-3011$74,838$101,795$128,731$155,688
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-3011$86,882$109,762$132,662$155,542
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3011$92,352$123,947$155,542$187,138
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-3011$89,523$116,542$143,582$170,602
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-3011$70,304$85,738$101,192$116,626
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-3011$58,947$95,347$131,726$168,126