H-1B salary guideSOC 13-1081Rank #38Updated May 2026

Logisticians

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Logisticians (SOC 13-1081). Based on 11,670 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$88,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$70,000

lower quartile

P75 wage

$115,000

upper quartile

Filings

11,670

Rank #38

Summary

Logisticians (SOC 13-1081) are supply chain and operations professionals who manage inventory, transportation, and procurement workflows. The H-1B program has sponsored 11,670 logistician positions, making this a moderately common specialty occupation.

H-1B logisticians earn a median of $88,000, with the middle 50% earning between $70,000 and $115,000. Wage progression is steep across DOL levels: Level I positions range from $56,534 to $75,000 (median $64,898), while Level IV reaches $108,900–$162,172 (median $134,900). Level III roles fall in the $91,000–$137,900 range.

California leads in filing volume (2,884) with a median wage of $102,258, followed by Texas (1,517 filings, $87,100 median) and Washington (924 filings, $107,500 median). Amazon is the dominant employer across two regional offices (605 filings in WA, 466 in VA), with Apple, Ernst & Young, and Tesla also heavily sponsoring logistician H-1B positions.

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,938	$56,534	$64,898	$75,000
Level II	4,706	$72,280	$85,800	$105,000
Level III	2,159	$91,000	$112,550	$137,900
Level IV	1,443	$108,900	$134,900	$162,172

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	2,884	$102,258
2	TX	1,517	$87,100
3	WA	924	$107,500
4	IL	638	$81,700
5	NJ	630	$80,454
6	GA	569	$78,582
7	NY	550	$83,891
8	MA	454	$90,000
9	FL	390	$74,000
10	AZ	256	$75,000

2,884

1,517

924

638

630

569

550

454

390

256

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)	605
2	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	466
3	Apple Inc.	284
4	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	183
5	Tesla, Inc.	89
6	Amazon Data Services, Inc	70
7	Microsoft Corporation	58
8	Cummins Inc.	58
9	Meta Platforms, Inc	30
10	Niagara Bottling, LLC	29

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)

605

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)

466

Apple Inc.

284

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

183

Tesla, Inc.

Amazon Data Services, Inc

Microsoft Corporation

Cummins Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc

Niagara Bottling, LLC

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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