H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Associate I

Occupation profile for Staff Associate I covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,750.

FY2026 certified median
$65,750
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,380–$67,875
Top employer
Columbia University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$62,400$62,400$63,700
FY202513$62,700$62,400$65,062
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$65,750$65,380$67,875

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Associate IFY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $62,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,750$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$62,400FY2025$62,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,750Certified median offer, Staff Associate IFY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $62,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,750$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$62,400FY2025$62,700FY2026*$65,750
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Columbia University20 filings

Top cities

  1. New York20 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Columbia University · Staff Associate I20 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 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2021$80,746$112,653$144,560$176,467
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 3562019-1041$73,778$93,267$112,757$132,246
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562021-1091$50,440$62,795$75,130$87,485