H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Researcher

Occupation profile for Design Researcher covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $122,595.

FY2026 certified median
$122,595
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$122,117–$123,074
Top employer
Triple Whale Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$81,989$68,495$88,750
FY20253$84,000$78,000$87,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$122,595$122,117$123,074

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design ResearcherFY2024 $81,989; FY2025 $84,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,595$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$81,989FY2025$84,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$122,595Certified median offer, Design ResearcherFY2024 $81,989; FY2025 $84,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,595$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$81,989FY2025$84,000FY2026*$122,595
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Triple Whale Inc.4 filings
  2. Athlon NY LLC2 filings
  3. Conifer Research LLC2 filings
  4. AMERICAN COMPLETION TOOLS, INC.1 filings
  5. ChiByDesign Inc.1 filings
  6. IA Collaborative Management Services, LLC1 filings
  7. Klaviyo, Inc.1 filings
  8. MASS Design Group, Ltd.1 filings
  9. PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC1 filings
  10. Zenda LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Bentonville4 filings
  2. Chicago3 filings
  3. Boston2 filings
  4. Brooklyn2 filings
  5. Rogers1 filings
  6. Savannah1 filings
  7. Cambridge1 filings
  8. New York1 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
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222017-2112$75,733$91,728$107,744$123,739
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446027-1021$75,878$92,040$108,222$124,384
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-1024$54,080$69,930$85,800$101,650
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446027-1029$54,413$68,744$83,096$97,427
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-1161$54,309$72,238$90,147$108,077
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2112$75,421$91,146$106,891$122,616
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698027-1021$69,659$85,758$101,837$117,936
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222027-1021$66,581$83,429$100,277$117,125
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27Savannah, GAArea 4234017-2112$77,438$90,709$103,958$117,229