H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Research Associate

Occupation profile for AI Research Associate covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,000.

FY2026 certified median
$125,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$85,000–$165,000
Top employer
Research Foundation of CUNY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$85,000$85,000$85,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$125,000$85,000$165,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI Research AssociateFY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2025$85,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$125,000Certified median offer, AI Research AssociateFY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2025$85,000FY2026*$125,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Research Foundation of CUNY5 filings
  2. Ground Truth Analytics, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York5 filings
  2. Cambridge2 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722