Entry level wages for H-1B eligible workers approximate the current prevailing wage

Percentile of wages in job category, workers with bachelor's degrees or equivalent experience, 2020-24

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Source: American Community Survey, 5-year, IMPUS, 2024; 91 Fed. Reg. 15454 (Mar. 27, 2026)
*Note: Top education group refers to the highest degree typically required in the occupation, the highest degree with at least 10% of workers in the occupational group when all workers are considered and each occupation is separately analyzed. Skilled refers to any occupational category with at least 50% of the workers with a bachelor's degree or higher. Unskilled is all other. Equivalent experience defined by the Department of Homeland Security to be 3 years for each year of education lacking toward a bachelor's degree.