H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Researcher

Occupation profile for Assistant Researcher covers 77 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $104,500.

FY2026 certified median
$104,500
Total filings
77
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,400–$119,300
Top employer
University of California, San Francisco
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202432$92,400$88,468$101,341
FY202524$95,700$90,200$100,900
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$104,500$93,400$119,300

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant ResearcherFY2024 $92,400; FY2025 $95,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $104,500$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$92,400FY2025$95,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$104,500Certified median offer, Assistant ResearcherFY2024 $92,400; FY2025 $95,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $104,500$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$92,400FY2025$95,700FY2026*$104,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, San Francisco25 filings
  2. University of California, Berkeley14 filings
  3. University of California, Los Angeles12 filings
  4. University of California, Davis6 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE5 filings
  6. University of Hawaii5 filings
  7. Regents of the University of California at Riverside3 filings
  8. University of California at Santa Barbara2 filings
  9. University of California, Santa Cruz2 filings
  10. Nitto Denko Technical Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco25 filings
  2. Berkeley14 filings
  3. Los Angeles12 filings
  4. Davis6 filings
  5. Irvine5 filings
  6. Honolulu5 filings
  7. Riverside3 filings
  8. Santa Barbara2 filings
  9. Santa Cruz2 filings
  10. Oceanside1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, San Francisco · Assistant Researcher25 filings
  2. University of California, Berkeley · Assistant Researcher14 filings
  3. University of California, Los Angeles · Assistant Researcher12 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 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2011$75,525$102,773$130,000$157,248
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2021$91,187$104,894$118,602$132,309
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2042$51,750$75,941$100,131$124,322
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014019-1029$65,187$82,306$99,424$116,542
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2012$98,405$131,726$165,048$198,370