H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Specialist

Occupation profile for Specialist covers 226 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,441.

FY2026 certified median
$102,441
Total filings
226
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,200–$139,651
Top employer
University of California, San Francisco
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202468$100,487$86,900$192,000
FY202585$100,650$90,000$192,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)73$102,441$93,200$139,651

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SpecialistFY2024 $100,487; FY2025 $100,650; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,441$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,487FY2025$100,650FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,441Certified median offer, SpecialistFY2024 $100,487; FY2025 $100,650; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,441$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,487FY2025$100,650FY2026*$102,441
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, San Francisco105 filings
  2. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States50 filings
  3. TransUnion LLC10 filings
  4. University of California at Santa Barbara7 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE7 filings
  6. Ibase Operations Corp.6 filings
  7. Regents of the University of California at Riverside5 filings
  8. University of California, Berkeley4 filings
  9. Birlasoft Inc3 filings
  10. TransUnion Interactive, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco110 filings
  2. New York19 filings
  3. Chicago12 filings
  4. Irvine7 filings
  5. Santa Barbara7 filings
  6. Riverside5 filings
  7. Atlanta5 filings
  8. Berkeley4 filings
  9. Boston4 filings
  10. Alpharetta3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, San Francisco · Specialist105 filings
  2. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States · Specialist50 filings
  3. TransUnion LLC · Specialist10 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-1111$76,648$104,978$133,307$161,637
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-1111$73,258$105,165$137,093$169,000
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-1111$67,475$91,915$116,334$140,774
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2041$88,358$106,184$124,010$141,835