H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Equity Research Associate

Occupation profile for Equity Research Associate covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $179,088.

FY2026 certified median
$179,088
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,066–$180,566
Top employer
Dodge & Cox
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$142,000$112,715$143,000
FY20257$150,000$147,500$165,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$179,088$168,066$180,566

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Equity Research AssociateFY2024 $142,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $179,088$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$179,088Certified median offer, Equity Research AssociateFY2024 $142,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $179,088$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$179,088
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dodge & Cox6 filings
  2. Guggenheim Securities, LLC4 filings
  3. JPMorgan Chase & Co.2 filings
  4. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.1 filings
  5. Cantor Fitzgerald Securities1 filings
  6. Colliers Securities LLC1 filings
  7. LifeSci Capital LLC1 filings
  8. Mizuho Securities USA LLC1 filings
  9. Truist Bank1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York9 filings
  2. San Francisco6 filings
  3. New York City2 filings
  4. Stamford1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
    2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486013-2099$53,123$73,362$93,621$113,859