H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Academic Specialist-Research

Occupation profile for Academic Specialist-Research covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,301.

FY2026 certified median
$72,301
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$72,301–$72,301
Top employer
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$114,294$114,294$114,294
FY20251$74,235$74,235$74,235
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$72,301$72,301$72,301

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Academic Specialist-ResearchFY2024 $114,294; FY2025 $74,235; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,301$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$114,294FY2025$74,235FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,301Certified median offer, Academic Specialist-ResearchFY2024 $114,294; FY2025 $74,235; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,301$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$114,294FY2025$74,235FY2026*$72,301
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY5 filings

Top cities

  1. East Lansing5 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962015-2041$66,685$85,530$104,354$123,198
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1013$60,902$64,730$68,557$72,384
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1021$60,299$70,595$80,912$91,208
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1022$64,854$71,843$78,832$85,821
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1029$61,339$70,949$80,538$90,147