H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Investigator

Occupation profile for Principal Investigator covers 33 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $117,857.

FY2026 certified median
$117,857
Total filings
33
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$112,307–$129,950
Top employer
The Research Foundation for SUNY Albany
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$125,000$108,000$130,031
FY202513$90,000$90,000$111,187
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$117,857$112,307$129,950

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal InvestigatorFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $90,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,857$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,000FY2025$90,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$117,857Certified median offer, Principal InvestigatorFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $90,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,857$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,000FY2025$90,000FY2026*$117,857
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Research Foundation for SUNY Albany7 filings
  2. Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany4 filings
  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute3 filings
  4. National Center for Addiction Studies and Treatment Foundation3 filings
  5. NCWR, LLC.3 filings
  6. The Research Foundation for SUNY ESF3 filings
  7. Oklahoma State University2 filings
  8. The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute2 filings
  9. CZ Biohub New York, LLC1 filings
  10. GlaxoSmithKline LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Albany10 filings
  2. Tulsa8 filings
  3. Syracuse3 filings
  4. New York2 filings
  5. Utica2 filings
  6. Rogers1 filings
  7. La Jolla1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. Newton1 filings
  10. Cold Spring Harbor1 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
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614019-2031$53,102$70,616$88,130$105,643
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-2021$85,114$116,230$147,347$178,464
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-1029$68,058$82,326$96,574$110,843
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
    2026-27Syracuse, NYArea 4506019-2041$60,778$72,696$84,614$96,533
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-1042$68,578$89,086$109,574$130,083
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614019-1029$59,280$70,450$81,640$92,810
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1221$133,432$157,914$182,374$206,856
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-1021$62,795$85,530$108,264$130,998
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-2021$78,499$104,541$130,603$156,645