H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Researcher 2

Occupation profile for Applied Researcher 2 covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $217,234.

FY2026 certified median
$217,234
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$205,359–$217,328
Top employer
eBay Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$202,247$187,033$206,284
FY20258$201,219$188,739$211,309
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$217,234$205,359$217,328

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Researcher 2FY2024 $202,247; FY2025 $201,219; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $217,234$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$202,247FY2025$201,219FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$217,234Certified median offer, Applied Researcher 2FY2024 $202,247; FY2025 $201,219; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $217,234$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$202,247FY2025$201,219FY2026*$217,234
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. eBay Inc.20 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose10 filings
  2. Bellevue4 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Santa Clara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. eBay Inc. · Applied Researcher 220 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2031$86,008$107,453$128,898$150,342