H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Instructor / Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Instructor / Research Scientist covers 5 filings across the reporting window. No certified median available for FY2026.

FY2026 certified median
Unavailable
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
Unavailable
Top employer
Rush University Medical Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20254$105,000$105,000$119,455
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Instructor / Research ScientistFY2025 $105,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2025$105,000Certified median offer, Instructor / Research ScientistFY2025 $105,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2025$105,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rush University Medical Center4 filings
  2. Henry Ford Health System1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago4 filings
  2. Detroit1 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1042$70,138$78,728$87,318$95,909