H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate, Research Analyst

Occupation profile for Associate, Research Analyst covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$121,500–$180,000
Top employer
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$162,000$93,100$180,000
FY20258$155,000$134,250$163,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$160,000$121,500$180,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate, Research AnalystFY2024 $162,000; FY2025 $155,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$162,000FY2025$155,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Associate, Research AnalystFY2024 $162,000; FY2025 $155,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$162,000FY2025$155,000FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC11 filings
  2. JPMorgan Chase & Co.6 filings
  3. Independent Project Analysis, Inc.4 filings
  4. CASTLETON COMMODITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC2 filings
  5. Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC1 filings
  6. HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE1 filings
  7. O’Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC1 filings
  8. Reason Research, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York13 filings
  2. Ashburn4 filings
  3. Boston3 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. Stamford1 filings
  6. Washington, D.C.1 filings
  7. Fort Lee1 filings
  8. Levittown1 filings
  9. Seattle1 filings
  10. Washington, D.C.1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC · Associate, Research Analyst11 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 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2031$76,627$102,773$128,898$155,043
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446013-2099$69,514$86,819$104,125$121,430
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 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2031$75,213$91,416$107,598$123,802
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486013-2051$90,189$120,702$151,195$181,709
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2031$64,251$88,525$112,819$137,093