H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Investigator

Occupation profile for Investigator covers 193 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $88,899.

FY2026 certified median
$88,899
Total filings
193
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$77,250–$98,530
Top employer
General Hospital Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202431$76,134$70,000$98,326
FY202571$89,217$77,447$98,135
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)91$88,899$77,250$98,530

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, InvestigatorFY2024 $76,134; FY2025 $89,217; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,899$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$76,134FY2025$89,217FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$88,899Certified median offer, InvestigatorFY2024 $76,134; FY2025 $89,217; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,899$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$76,134FY2025$89,217FY2026*$88,899
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. General Hospital Corporation91 filings
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital70 filings
  3. McLean Hospital8 filings
  4. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates7 filings
  5. GlaxoSmithKline LLC4 filings
  6. Lieber Institute, Inc.3 filings
  7. AI Proteins, Inc.2 filings
  8. Legend Biotech USA, Inc.2 filings
  9. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.1 filings
  10. CxT Discovery, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston114 filings
  2. Charlestown44 filings
  3. Somerville11 filings
  4. Belmont7 filings
  5. Cambridge3 filings
  6. Baltimore3 filings
  7. Raritan2 filings
  8. Collegeville2 filings
  9. La Jolla1 filings
  10. San Francisco1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. General Hospital Corporation · Investigator91 filings
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital · Investigator70 filings
  3. McLean Hospital · Investigator8 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1041$86,819$109,533$132,267$154,981
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2041$76,960$98,342$119,746$141,128
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843