H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Research Professor

Occupation profile for Associate Research Professor covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.

FY2026 certified median
$140,000
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,365–$152,869
Top employer
University of Maryland College Park
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$85,000$81,899$87,625
FY20257$133,428$115,969$144,643
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$140,000$120,365$152,869

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate Research ProfessorFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $133,428; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$85,000FY2025$133,428FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,000Certified median offer, Associate Research ProfessorFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $133,428; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$85,000FY2025$133,428FY2026*$140,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Maryland College Park4 filings
  2. Johns Hopkins University3 filings
  3. The Pennsylvania State University3 filings
  4. The University of Arizona3 filings
  5. University of Notre Dame du Lac3 filings
  6. University of Connecticut2 filings
  7. Duke University1 filings
  8. Indiana University1 filings
  9. Northeastern University1 filings
  10. The Catholic University of America1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tucson3 filings
  2. Notre Dame3 filings
  3. Baltimore3 filings
  4. College Park3 filings
  5. Storrs2 filings
  6. Malvern2 filings
  7. Aurora1 filings
  8. Washington1 filings
  9. Bloomington1 filings
  10. Boston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1041$76,086$89,107$102,107$115,128
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554025-1121$52,970$80,467$107,963$135,460
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798025-1032$36,690$64,983$93,277$121,570
    2026-27South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIArea 4378019-1029$55,432$74,838$94,266$113,672
    2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2031$75,878$94,307$112,715$131,144
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790025-1053$67,760$93,533$119,307$145,080
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258025-1071$65,460$105,450$145,440$185,430
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402019-2042$56,992$70,179$83,346$96,533
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-1029$68,474$86,445$104,416$122,387
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050025-1124$49,450$59,653$69,857$80,060