H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems)

Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $380,000.

FY2026 certified median
$380,000
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$295,000–$380,000
Top employer
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$360,000$360,000$440,000
FY20253$380,000$380,000$392,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$380,000$295,000$380,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems)FY2024 $360,000; FY2025 $380,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $380,000$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$360,000FY2025$380,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$380,000Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems)FY2024 $360,000; FY2025 $380,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $380,000$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$360,000FY2025$380,000FY2026*$380,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC22 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco22 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC · Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems)22 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821