H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Director of Research

Occupation profile for Director of Research covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $253,000.

FY2026 certified median
$253,000
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$230,000–$276,000
Top employer
Disability Policy Consortium
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$118,000$78,000$151,703
FY20259$150,000$120,000$160,100
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$253,000$230,000$276,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Director of ResearchFY2024 $118,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $253,000$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$118,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$253,000Certified median offer, Director of ResearchFY2024 $118,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $253,000$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$118,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$253,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Disability Policy Consortium3 filings
  2. The Nielsen Norman Group Inc3 filings
  3. The Jain Family Institute2 filings
  4. Association of Christian Schools International1 filings
  5. BRIA Artificial Intelligence Inc.1 filings
  6. Castle Shield Holdings, LLC1 filings
  7. Eigent Inc.1 filings
  8. FrameWorks Institute1 filings
  9. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation1 filings
  10. SPHERE ANALYTICS, LLC (f/k/a Flagler Analytics, LLC)1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York4 filings
  2. Boston3 filings
  3. New Haven2 filings
  4. Fayetteville1 filings
  5. Mountain View1 filings
  6. Stamford1 filings
  7. Washington1 filings
  8. Miami1 filings
  9. Bloomington1 filings
  10. Allentown1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2031$75,213$91,416$107,598$123,802
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530013-1111$62,234$80,184$98,114$116,064
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
    2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090011-9121$75,587$112,570$149,573$186,555
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402013-1111$57,013$83,283$109,533$135,803
    2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486013-2051$90,189$120,702$151,195$181,709
    2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682015-1221$96,408$122,762$149,136$175,490
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222019-3022$43,014$61,214$79,394$97,594
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-3039$67,434$87,693$107,931$128,190
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-2031$50,544$65,874$81,182$96,512