H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Researcher

Occupation profile for Principal Researcher covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $304,121.

FY2026 certified median
$304,121
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$270,000–$327,000
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$189,749$189,749$189,749
FY20256$160,000$121,557$190,058
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$304,121$270,000$327,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal ResearcherFY2024 $189,749; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $304,121$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$189,749FY2025$160,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$304,121Certified median offer, Principal ResearcherFY2024 $189,749; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $304,121$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$189,749FY2025$160,000FY2026*$304,121
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5 filings
  2. Waabi US Inc.2 filings
  3. Certified Kernel Tech LLC1 filings
  4. Cummins Inc.1 filings
  5. Fujitsu Research of America, Inc.1 filings
  6. Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
  7. The University of Chicago1 filings
  8. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)1 filings
  9. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA)1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara6 filings
  2. Mountain View2 filings
  3. Champaign2 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Columbus1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658015-1221$61,589$83,096$104,603$126,110
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-1161$54,309$72,238$90,147$108,077
    2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802019-2041$51,667$66,851$82,056$97,240
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493