H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Researcher

Occupation profile for Lead Researcher covers 38 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,775.

FY2026 certified median
$127,775
Total filings
38
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,701–$159,848
Top employer
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$65,520$65,374$65,520
FY202518$65,520$65,000$67,980
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$127,775$95,701$159,848

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead ResearcherFY2024 $65,520; FY2025 $65,520; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,775$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$65,520FY2025$65,520FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,775Certified median offer, Lead ResearcherFY2024 $65,520; FY2025 $65,520; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,775$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$65,520FY2025$65,520FY2026*$127,775
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL33 filings
  2. TAH Foundation2 filings
  3. Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
  4. Silicon Derivatives Inc1 filings
  5. Thursday Strategy LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Memphis33 filings
  2. Irvine2 filings
  3. Brooklyn1 filings
  4. Pelham1 filings
  5. Kirkland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Lead Researcher33 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
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-4021$39,208$45,490$51,771$58,053
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3022$57,221$72,384$87,568$102,731
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-1161$64,834$85,467$106,122$126,755
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266027-1021$74,568$92,414$110,282$128,128