H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Analyst

Occupation profile for Research Analyst covers 749 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $118,124.

FY2026 certified median
$118,124
Total filings
749
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,992–$195,000
Top employer
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024257$93,375$75,000$144,000
FY2025290$100,000$75,000$150,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)202$118,124$82,992$195,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research AnalystFY2024 $93,375; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,124$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,375FY2025$100,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$118,124Certified median offer, Research AnalystFY2024 $93,375; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,124$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,375FY2025$100,000FY2026*$118,124
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC154 filings
  2. Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC94 filings
  3. Point72 Asset Management, L.P.50 filings
  4. The Brattle Group38 filings
  5. MPG Operations LLC30 filings
  6. The University of Chicago15 filings
  7. IHS Global Inc.11 filings
  8. Aurora Energy Research LLC9 filings
  9. Interpret, LLC7 filings
  10. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA7 filings

Top cities

  1. New York239 filings
  2. Chicago44 filings
  3. Cambridge40 filings
  4. Boston38 filings
  5. Cary37 filings
  6. Washington21 filings
  7. San Francisco14 filings
  8. Austin14 filings
  9. Arlington11 filings
  10. Stamford10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC · Research Analyst154 filings
  2. Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC · Research Analyst94 filings
  3. Point72 Asset Management, L.P. · Research Analyst50 filings
  4. The Brattle Group · Research Analyst38 filings
  5. MPG Operations LLC · Research Analyst30 filings
  6. The University of Chicago · Research Analyst15 filings
  7. IHS Global Inc. · Research Analyst11 filings
  8. Aurora Energy Research LLC · Research Analyst9 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958019-1029$75,691$94,349$113,006$131,664
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3011$102,648$143,541$184,454$225,347
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-2051$72,072$92,269$112,486$132,683
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446013-2051$82,950$107,016$131,061$155,126