Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Director, Research and Development
Occupation profile for Director, Research and Development covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $163,368.
- FY2025 certified median
- $163,368
- Total filings
- 7
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $145,303–$170,270
- Top employer
- Arencibia, Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $173,879 | $149,440 | $195,590 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $163,368 | $145,303 | $170,270 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Arencibia, Inc1 filings
- Bausch Health US LLC1 filings
- BioAgilytix Labs, LLC1 filings
- Caris MPI, Inc.1 filings
- Educational Records Bureau, Incorporated1 filings
- J.R. Short Milling Company1 filings
- Ripple Foods, PBC1 filings
Top cities
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Kankakee, ILArea 28100 | 19-1012 | $68,328 | $87,069 | $105,789 | $124,530 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2031 | $64,251 | $88,525 | $112,819 | $137,093 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2071 | $87,235 | $107,827 | $128,398 | $148,990 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 11-9121 | $79,373 | $108,493 | $137,613 | $166,733 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 11-9121 | $141,773 | $179,774 | $217,797 | $255,798 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1012 | $82,243 | $96,346 | $110,448 | $124,550 |
| 2026-27 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAArea 42220 | 11-9121 | $104,894 | $135,221 | $165,526 | $195,853 |