Associate Principal H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031).
Employers filed 45 wage applications for Associate Principal jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 17 employers. The median offered wage was $245,000, 36.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. ZS Associates, Inc. filed the most (19, median $273,000).
- Filings
- 45
- Positions covered
- 45
- Employers
- 17
- Median offered
- $245,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $142,730
- Filings since FY2020
- 143
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +35%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Associate Principal jobs rose 35%, from $140,000 in fiscal 2020 to $189,088 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 25.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 45 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Associate Principal by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $189,088 | −22.8% | $144,040 | +25.8% |
| 2025 | 45 | $245,000 | +43.3% | $140,109 | +44.2% |
| 2024 | 17 | $171,000 | −12.3% | $131,664 | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 20 | $195,000 | +8.8% | $131,498 | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 16 | $179,300 | −18.5% | $133,110 | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 10 | $220,000 | +57.1% | $138,778 | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | $140,000 | n/a | $131,477 | +10.1% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZS Associates, Inc. | 19 | $273,000 | +92.9% | |
| TheMathCompany, Inc. | 8 | $222,500 | +59.5% | |
| Guidehouse Digital LLC | 3 | $168,047 | +15.6% | |
| Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | 2 | $100,000 | +12.5% | |
| DeSimone Consulting Engineering D.P.C | 1 | $180,000 | +26.1% | |
| Viscadia Inc. | 1 | $227,436 | +23.8% | |
| Kepler Cannon LLC | 1 | $156,645 | at the minimum | |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | 1 | $85,350 | at the minimum | |
| Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd. | 1 | $173,000 | +29.3% | |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 1 | $157,000 | +3.2% | |
| ClearView Healthcare Partners, LLC | 1 | $245,000 | +75.7% | |
| Michael van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. | 1 | $147,500 | +31.3% | |
| Arup US, Inc. | 1 | $208,900 | +7.1% | |
| Westernacher & Partner Consulting, Inc. | 1 | $182,000 | +24.0% | |
| Grimshaw, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +6.0% | |
| Blue Matter Consulting LLC | 1 | $185,000 | +0.3% | |
Showing the 16 employers with the most filings of 17. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Associate Principal jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 10 | $182,500 | +12.1% | |
| Chicago, IL | 4 | $267,750 | +101.5% | |
| Princeton, NJ | 4 | $276,500 | +93.2% | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 4 | $275,000 | +34.5% | |
| Evanston, IL | 3 | $269,000 | +101.6% | |
| North Wales, PA | 3 | $245,000 | +74.8% | |
| Avenel, NJ | 2 | $145,000 | +32.4% | |
| Bethesda, MD | 2 | $210,167 | +42.6% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $165,000 | +16.3% | |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $227,436 | +23.8% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $251,000 | +50.3% | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $190,000 | +15.6% | |
| Lawrenceville, GA | 1 | $134,000 | +60.7% | |
| Mclean, VA | 1 | $168,047 | +15.6% | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $251,000 | +112.2% | |
| San Clemente, CA | 1 | $147,500 | +31.3% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $272,000 | +127.6% | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 | $300,000 | +25.4% | |
| Walpole, MA | 1 | $85,350 | at the minimum | |
| Wellesley, MA | 1 | $182,000 | +24.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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