Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Strategist
Occupation profile for Strategist covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $86,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $86,000
- Total filings
- 25
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $83,000–$91,500
- Top employer
- M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $107,000 | $78,750 | $152,565 |
| FY2025 | 11 | $82,750 | $80,000 | $92,154 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $86,000 | $83,000 | $91,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.5 filings
- DDB Chicago Inc.2 filings
- Mediaplus North America LP2 filings
- Publicis, Inc.2 filings
- SG Americas Securities, LLC2 filings
- AKQA, Inc.1 filings
- Barrel LLC1 filings
- Catchy LLC1 filings
- HAVAS WORLDWIDE NEW YORK, INC.1 filings
- HP Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- New York14 filings
- Chicago2 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- Palo Alto1 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Washington1 filings
- Bethesda1 filings
- Morristown1 filings
- Booklyn1 filings
- Richland1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-1161 | $64,834 | $85,467 | $106,122 | $126,755 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1025 | $45,822 | $61,714 | $77,626 | $93,517 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 13-1161 | $54,309 | $72,238 | $90,147 | $108,077 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-2099 | $68,411 | $103,334 | $138,278 | $173,202 |
| 2026-27 | Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 28420 | 13-1161 | $52,104 | $68,266 | $84,427 | $100,589 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 27-1025 | $51,584 | $69,888 | $88,192 | $106,496 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-2051 | $87,339 | $117,686 | $148,054 | $178,402 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1024 | $54,080 | $69,930 | $85,800 | $101,650 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 13-1161 | $69,576 | $100,027 | $130,458 | $160,909 |