H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Instructor/Research

Occupation profile for Instructor/Research covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $100,000.

FY2026 certified median
$100,000
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,500–$100,000
Top employer
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$64,000$64,000$64,000
FY20258$70,000$64,750$75,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$100,000$87,500$100,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Instructor/ResearchFY2024 $64,000; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$64,000FY2025$70,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$100,000Certified median offer, Instructor/ResearchFY2024 $64,000; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$64,000FY2025$70,000FY2026*$100,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio11 filings
  2. Temple University--A Commonwealth University2 filings
  3. University of Texas Medical Branch1 filings
  4. Washington University1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Antonio11 filings
  2. Philadelphia2 filings
  3. St. Louis1 filings
  4. Galveston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Instructor/Research11 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
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170025-1042$52,250$69,307$86,363$103,420
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1029$59,114$78,104$97,074$116,064
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1021$77,480$102,502$127,525$152,547
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1042$60,195$73,798$87,381$100,984