H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate - Research

Occupation profile for Associate - Research covers 42 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
42
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,800–$175,000
Top employer
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$150,000$132,500$175,000
FY202514$150,000$150,000$175,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$160,000$108,800$175,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate - ResearchFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Associate - ResearchFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. BOFA SECURITIES, INC.27 filings
  2. DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP5 filings
  3. TD Securities (USA) LLC4 filings
  4. BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP LLC2 filings
  5. MSCI, INC.2 filings
  6. Cantor Fitzgerald Securities1 filings
  7. National Center on Education and the Economy1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York30 filings
  2. Austin4 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. Norman2 filings
  5. Sandy2 filings
  6. Charlotte1 filings
  7. Newark1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. BOFA SECURITIES, INC. · Associate - Research27 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242013-2099$54,600$66,248$77,917$89,565
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642013-2099$52,936$70,574$88,192$105,830
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162013-2051$61,838$80,662$99,486$118,310
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674013-2099$61,381$79,206$97,011$114,837
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4061$44,554$57,928$71,282$84,656