H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Researcher 1

Occupation profile for Applied Researcher 1 covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,722–$178,000
Top employer
eBay Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$172,000$171,000$173,000
FY20259$173,000$161,536$184,845
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$175,000$152,722$178,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Researcher 1FY2024 $172,000; FY2025 $173,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$172,000FY2025$173,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Applied Researcher 1FY2024 $172,000; FY2025 $173,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$172,000FY2025$173,000FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. eBay Inc.33 filings
  2. Capital One Services, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose21 filings
  2. Austin4 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Bellevue3 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. Frisco1 filings
  7. Leander1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. eBay Inc. · Applied Researcher 133 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2031$68,182$83,034$97,864$112,715
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1221$75,317$107,141$138,986$170,810
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013