H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Researcher

Occupation profile for Applied Researcher covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,500.

FY2026 certified median
$120,500
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,500–$157,667
Top employer
Capital One Services, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$200,000$164,147$220,000
FY20259$182,683$174,800$198,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$120,500$120,500$157,667

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied ResearcherFY2024 $200,000; FY2025 $182,683; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$200,000FY2025$182,683FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,500Certified median offer, Applied ResearcherFY2024 $200,000; FY2025 $182,683; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$200,000FY2025$182,683FY2026*$120,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Capital One Services, LLC6 filings
  2. Deel US LLC3 filings
  3. Firsthand Labs, Inc.2 filings
  4. Tavern Research Inc2 filings
  5. Bloomberg L.P.1 filings
  6. eBay Inc.1 filings
  7. Prime Intellect, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York4 filings
  2. Mountain View2 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. Chicago2 filings
  5. McLean2 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. Cambridge1 filings
  8. New York 100181 filings
  9. Rochester1 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 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3022$48,214$62,483$76,773$91,042
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
    2026-27Rochester, NYArea 4038015-1221$146,474$166,546$186,597$206,669
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565