H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D ASSOCIATE

Occupation profile for R&D ASSOCIATE covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $89,000.

FY2026 certified median
$89,000
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$75,534–$105,502
Top employer
ALLIANTGROUP, LP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY20252$95,000$95,000$95,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$89,000$75,534$105,502

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D ASSOCIATEFY2025 $95,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2025$95,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$89,000Certified median offer, R&D ASSOCIATEFY2025 $95,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2025$95,000FY2026*$89,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ALLIANTGROUP, LP2 filings
  2. Abel & Schafer, Inc.1 filings
  3. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A, INC.1 filings
  4. National Healthcare Professionals LLC1 filings
  5. UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston2 filings
  2. Elmhurst1 filings
  3. Ronkonkoma1 filings
  4. Clarksville1 filings
  5. Oak Ridge1 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
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642013-2082$34,674$46,301$57,928$69,555
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
    2026-27Clarksville, TN-KYArea 1730017-2112$68,786$81,058$93,350$105,622
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1012$71,074$90,542$109,990$129,459