H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Investigator/Assistant Professor

Occupation profile for Investigator/Assistant Professor covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$126,270–$160,000
Top employer
General Hospital Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20255$118,702$107,125$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$160,000$126,270$160,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Investigator/Assistant ProfessorFY2025 $118,702; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$118,702FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Investigator/Assistant ProfessorFY2025 $118,702; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$118,702FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. General Hospital Corporation6 filings
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital1 filings
  3. Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital1 filings
  4. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston5 filings
  2. Charlestown4 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2012$80,766$105,186$129,584$154,003