H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Clinical Research Specialist

Occupation profile for Clinical Research Specialist covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,217.

FY2026 certified median
$80,217
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$78,608–$96,091
Top employer
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$57,930$52,899$82,591
FY202510$49,783$48,594$64,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$80,217$78,608$96,091

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Clinical Research SpecialistFY2024 $57,930; FY2025 $49,783; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,217$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$57,930FY2025$49,783FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,217Certified median offer, Clinical Research SpecialistFY2024 $57,930; FY2025 $49,783; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,217$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$57,930FY2025$49,783FY2026*$80,217
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute9 filings
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center4 filings
  3. Weill Cornell Medical College3 filings
  4. University of Maryland Baltimore2 filings
  5. Children's Hospital Corporation1 filings
  6. Indiana University Indianapolis1 filings
  7. Medtronic, Inc.1 filings
  8. Nationwide Children's Hospital1 filings
  9. Washington University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston9 filings
  2. Los Angeles4 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Baltimore2 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Indianapolis1 filings
  7. Boston1 filings
  8. St. Louis1 filings
  9. Columbus1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Clinical Research Specialist9 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-4021$39,416$46,550$53,664$60,798
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108011-9121$117,187$156,541$195,915$235,269
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-4061$47,382$58,552$69,742$80,912
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1041$86,819$109,533$132,267$154,981
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814011-9121$103,314$127,691$152,069$176,446
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1029$73,632$96,678$119,746$142,792
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582