H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate in Research

Occupation profile for Associate in Research covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $59,253.

FY2026 certified median
$59,253
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$57,190–$75,310
Top employer
Duke University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$55,414$48,729$68,000
FY202510$57,020$53,024$71,672
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$59,253$57,190$75,310

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate in ResearchFY2024 $55,414; FY2025 $57,020; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $59,253$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$55,414FY2025$57,020FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$59,253Certified median offer, Associate in ResearchFY2024 $55,414; FY2025 $57,020; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $59,253$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$55,414FY2025$57,020FY2026*$59,253
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Duke University15 filings
  2. Washington State University5 filings
  3. The Florida State University2 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham14 filings
  2. Tallahassee2 filings
  3. Pullman2 filings
  4. Beaufort1 filings
  5. Prosser1 filings
  6. Richland1 filings
  7. Spokane1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Duke University · Associate in Research15 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
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-4021$43,722$51,147$58,594$66,019
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050013-1111$80,330$104,062$127,795$151,528
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1021$65,707$84,531$103,334$122,158
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1029$69,202$85,862$102,523$119,184
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-3039$50,773$70,949$91,104$111,280
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050029-2012$42,349$52,229$62,109$71,989
2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842017-2041$96,554$117,125$137,675$158,246
2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842019-1013$75,254$89,960$104,645$119,350
2026-27Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaArea 370000119-4061$47,112$54,018$60,923$67,829
2026-27Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAArea 4406019-1042$61,318$78,770$96,242$113,693