H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Director, Research

Occupation profile for Director, Research covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $115,786.

FY2026 certified median
$115,786
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$115,786–$115,786
Top employer
Barclays Capital Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$157,186$131,778$182,593
FY20252$260,830$245,415$276,245
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$115,786$115,786$115,786

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Director, ResearchFY2024 $157,186; FY2025 $260,830; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $115,786$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$157,186FY2025$260,830FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$115,786Certified median offer, Director, ResearchFY2024 $157,186; FY2025 $260,830; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $115,786$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$157,186FY2025$260,830FY2026*$115,786
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Barclays Capital Inc.1 filings
  2. B.V. Murray & Company, Inc.1 filings
  3. JUST Capital Foundation, Inc.1 filings
  4. Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
  5. Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
  6. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla1 filings
  2. San Francisco1 filings
  3. New York1 filings
  4. Cochranville1 filings
  5. Philadelphia1 filings
  6. Plano1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910013-1111$70,075$91,042$112,029$132,995
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798013-2051$65,458$85,654$105,830$126,027
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-9121$141,773$179,774$217,797$255,798
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493