H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Researcher

Occupation profile for AI Researcher covers 56 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $235,000.

FY2026 certified median
$235,000
Total filings
56
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$181,000–$300,000
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$181,900$127,000$181,900
FY202518$211,432$179,837$250,200
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)31$235,000$181,000$300,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI ResearcherFY2024 $181,900; FY2025 $211,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $235,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$181,900FY2025$211,432FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$235,000Certified median offer, AI ResearcherFY2024 $181,900; FY2025 $211,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $235,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$181,900FY2025$211,432FY2026*$235,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.14 filings
  2. SONY ELECTRONICS INC.4 filings
  3. Workato Inc.4 filings
  4. FL2024-008, Inc.3 filings
  5. Tavus Inc.3 filings
  6. DRW Associates, LLC2 filings
  7. Mighty Computing, Inc.2 filings
  8. Mistral AI, Inc.2 filings
  9. Traversal, Inc.2 filings
  10. WorkCo International LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco21 filings
  2. Palo Alto6 filings
  3. New York5 filings
  4. Redwood City3 filings
  5. San Jose3 filings
  6. Sunnyvale3 filings
  7. Holmdel3 filings
  8. Boca Raton2 filings
  9. Los Angeles1 filings
  10. Milpitas1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · AI Researcher14 filings

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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-2051$72,363$97,677$122,990$148,304
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750