Reporter H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (SOC 27-3023).
Employers filed 29 wage applications for Reporter jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 18 employers. The median offered wage was $63,128, 0.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Bloomberg L.P. filed the most (5, median $63,128).
- Filings
- 29
- Positions covered
- 41
- Employers
- 18
- Median offered
- $63,128
- Median prevailing wage
- $63,128
- Filings since FY2020
- 248
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +15%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Reporter jobs rose 15%, from $55,000 in fiscal 2020 to $63,128 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 61 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.
Reporter by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 21 | $63,128 | +7.4% | $63,128 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 28 | $58,760 | +4.3% | $56,202 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34 | $56,358 | −25.4% | $55,203 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 35 | $75,504 | +10.7% | $55,203 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 32 | $68,182 | +5.4% | $57,949 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 37 | $64,688 | +17.6% | $64,688 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61 | $55,000 | n/a | $42,286 | +4.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg L.P. | 5 | $63,128 | at the minimum | |
| Pacific Culture Enterprises Inc. | 2 | $63,128 | at the minimum | |
| DK Media Group Inc | 2 | $50,347 | at the minimum | |
| Sinovision Incorporated | 2 | $124,644 | +4.0% | |
| World Journal, LLC | 2 | $70,470 | +11.6% | |
| Nikkei America, Inc. | 1 | $129,542 | +4.7% | |
| Huopai Media Inc. | 1 | $63,128 | at the minimum | |
| Sing Tao Newspapers New York Ltd. | 1 | $58,240 | +3.6% | |
| Washington Newspaper Publishing Co., LLC | 1 | $125,000 | +20.9% | |
| S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. | 1 | $80,000 | +26.7% | |
Showing the 10 employers with the most filings of 18. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Reporter jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 11 | $63,128 | at the minimum | |
| Middletown, NY | 3 | $62,400 | +0.6% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $50,347 | at the minimum | |
| Flushing, NY | 2 | $124,644 | +4.0% | |
| Riverton, WY | 2 | $38,875 | at the minimum | |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $92,327 | +10.5% | |
| Whitestone, NY | 2 | $70,470 | +11.6% | |
| Great Neck, NY | 1 | $63,128 | at the minimum | |
| Jefferson City, MO | 1 | n/a | ||
| Lake Jackson, TX | 1 | $65,874 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $129,542 | +4.7% | |
| St. Paul, MN | 1 | $61,006 | +72.6% | |
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.
- 8 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.