H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Faculty Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Faculty Research Assistant covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $63,174.

FY2026 certified median
$63,174
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$56,451–$64,344
Top employer
Oregon State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$57,204$56,106$77,548
FY20258$68,004$48,312$78,977
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$63,174$56,451$64,344

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Faculty Research AssistantFY2024 $57,204; FY2025 $68,004; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,174$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$57,204FY2025$68,004FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$63,174Certified median offer, Faculty Research AssistantFY2024 $57,204; FY2025 $68,004; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,174$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$57,204FY2025$68,004FY2026*$63,174
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Oregon State University13 filings
  2. University of Maryland, Baltimore County3 filings
  3. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science1 filings

Top cities

  1. Corvallis10 filings
  2. Baltimore3 filings
  3. Corvalis2 filings
  4. Annapolis1 filings
  5. Portland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Oregon State University · Faculty Research Assistant13 filings

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
2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-1013$62,358$75,046$87,734$100,422
2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-4043$53,269$54,766$56,285$57,782
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1299$82,389$106,974$131,581$156,166
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2071$81,182$104,562$127,941$151,320
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2072$107,723$130,291$152,838$175,406
2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-1012$62,982$75,421$87,880$100,318
2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-2042$72,654$81,765$90,896$100,006
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890019-1012$59,925$71,510$83,096$94,682