H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Investigator Tenure Track

Occupation profile for Investigator Tenure Track covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,229.

FY2026 certified median
$170,229
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$162,363–$171,453
Top employer
National Institutes of Health, HHS
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$149,077$146,809$153,504
FY20258$159,940$155,786$163,464
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$170,229$162,363$171,453

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Investigator Tenure TrackFY2024 $149,077; FY2025 $159,940; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,229$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$149,077FY2025$159,940FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,229Certified median offer, Investigator Tenure TrackFY2024 $149,077; FY2025 $159,940; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,229$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$149,077FY2025$159,940FY2026*$170,229
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. National Institutes of Health, HHS23 filings

Top cities

  1. Bethesda12 filings
  2. Frederick4 filings
  3. Rockville3 filings
  4. Hamilton2 filings
  5. Baltimore1 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. National Institutes of Health, HHS · Investigator Tenure Track23 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1029$69,202$85,862$102,523$119,184
2026-27West Montana nonmetropolitan areaArea 300000419-1029$62,754$77,542$92,352$107,141
2026-27West Montana nonmetropolitan areaArea 300000419-1042$76,502$90,002$103,501$117,000
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2041$102,003$119,850$137,717$155,563
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1041$78,104$96,283$114,462$132,642