H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Institute Research Investigator

Occupation profile for Institute Research Investigator covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,163.

FY2026 certified median
$105,163
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,244–$107,081
Top employer
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$109,094$108,047$110,547
FY20251UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$105,163$103,244$107,081

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Institute Research InvestigatorFY2024 $109,094; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,163$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$109,094FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$105,163Certified median offer, Institute Research InvestigatorFY2024 $109,094; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,163$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$109,094FY2026*$105,163
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center9 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Institute Research Investigator9 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466