H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Research Professor

Occupation profile for Assistant Research Professor covers 521 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,640.

FY2026 certified median
$83,640
Total filings
521
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$73,704–$95,721
Top employer
The Pennsylvania State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024170$80,073$70,310$91,623
FY2025196$80,000$70,000$92,436
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)155$83,640$73,704$95,721

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Research ProfessorFY2024 $80,073; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,640$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$80,073FY2025$80,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,640Certified median offer, Assistant Research ProfessorFY2024 $80,073; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,640$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$80,073FY2025$80,000FY2026*$83,640
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Pennsylvania State University99 filings
  2. Indiana University Indianapolis48 filings
  3. University of Maryland College Park39 filings
  4. University of Connecticut34 filings
  5. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis29 filings
  6. The Curators of the University of Missouri23 filings
  7. Mississippi State University20 filings
  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey18 filings
  9. The University of Arizona18 filings
  10. North Carolina State University17 filings

Top cities

  1. University Park96 filings
  2. Indianapolis76 filings
  3. Storrs32 filings
  4. College Park21 filings
  5. Columbia21 filings
  6. Raleigh18 filings
  7. Tucson16 filings
  8. Riverdale14 filings
  9. Auburn13 filings
  10. Piscataway12 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Pennsylvania State University · Assistant Research Professor99 filings
  2. Indiana University Indianapolis · Assistant Research Professor48 filings
  3. University of Maryland College Park · Assistant Research Professor39 filings
  4. University of Connecticut · Assistant Research Professor34 filings
  5. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis · Assistant Research Professor29 filings
  6. The Curators of the University of Missouri · Assistant Research Professor23 filings
  7. Mississippi State University · Assistant Research Professor20 filings
  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Assistant Research Professor18 filings
  9. The University of Arizona · Assistant Research Professor18 filings
  10. North Carolina State University · Assistant Research Professor17 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
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1042$63,336$79,747$96,158$112,570
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27State College, PAArea 4430019-1021$93,205$115,336$137,446$159,578
2026-27State College, PAArea 4430019-2032$72,238$89,710$107,203$124,675
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-3092$84,677$99,674$114,691$129,688
2026-27State College, PAArea 4430019-2012$115,398$153,067$190,757$228,426
2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786025-1032$59,330$88,383$117,437$146,490
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-2041$39,666$69,659$99,653$129,646
2026-27Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaArea 290000125-1032$59,360$88,620$117,880$147,140
2026-27State College, PAArea 4430019-1029$75,712$85,530$95,368$105,186