Communications Specialist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031).
Employers filed 29 wage applications for Communications Specialist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 25 employers. The median offered wage was $63,752, 3.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Oregon State University filed the most (2, median $54,540).
- Filings
- 29
- Positions covered
- 29
- Employers
- 25
- Median offered
- $63,752
- Median prevailing wage
- $54,995
- Filings since FY2020
- 232
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +25%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Communications Specialist jobs rose 25%, from $54,080 in fiscal 2020 to $67,750 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 41 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.
Communications Specialist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 22 | $67,750 | +15.4% | $56,004 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 36 | $58,698 | +3.6% | $56,202 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 36 | $56,651 | −5.6% | $51,397 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 39 | $60,000 | +9.1% | $57,366 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 30 | $55,000 | +2.3% | $48,131 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 28 | $53,780 | −0.6% | $50,347 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 41 | $54,080 | n/a | $43,368 | +1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University | 2 | $54,540 | +25.9% | |
| Hounen Solar America Inc. | 2 | $70,000 | +22.8% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno | 1 | $65,000 | +37.0% | |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | 1 | $43,846 | at the minimum | |
| Sanford | 1 | $41,392 | at the minimum | |
| Ciena HealthCare Management Inc | 1 | $64,542 | at the minimum | |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | 1 | $65,500 | +14.2% | |
| Expedia, Inc. | 1 | $59,530 | at the minimum | |
| GOFO Inc. | 1 | $60,320 | +24.1% | |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 1 | $86,278 | at the minimum | |
| HV Law Group LLC | 1 | $55,000 | +0.6% | |
| Universal Protection Service, LP | 1 | $54,995 | +3.1% | |
Showing the 12 employers with the most filings of 25. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Communications Specialist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woburn, MA | 3 | $72,800 | +36.2% | |
| Albany, NY | 2 | $65,516 | +0.3% | |
| Corvallis, OR | 2 | $54,540 | +25.9% | |
| Summerville, SC | 2 | $70,000 | +22.8% | |
| Algonquin, IL | 1 | $63,752 | +3.8% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $65,500 | +14.2% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $54,995 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $59,530 | at the minimum | |
| Chino, CA | 1 | $60,320 | +24.1% | |
| City of Industry, CA | 1 | $58,500 | +9.6% | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $70,000 | +27.2% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $54,995 | +3.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $129,600 | +34.9% | |
| Malden, MA | 1 | $60,570 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 1 | $54,995 | at the minimum | |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $65,000 | +37.0% | |
| San Antonio, TX | 1 | $43,846 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $86,278 | at the minimum | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $41,392 | at the minimum | |
| Southfield, MI | 1 | $64,542 | at the minimum | |
| Sterling, MA | 1 | $55,000 | +0.6% | |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $115,296 | +4.8% | |
| Washington, NJ | 1 | $52,000 | +3.0% | |
| Westport, CT | 1 | $75,920 | +3.4% | |
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.
- 3 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.