H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Analyst II

Occupation profile for Research Analyst II covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,322.

FY2026 certified median
$72,322
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,321–$77,411
Top employer
Duke University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$75,000$70,013$86,000
FY20258$69,964$63,982$70,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$72,322$66,321$77,411

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Analyst IIFY2024 $75,000; FY2025 $69,964; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,322$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$75,000FY2025$69,964FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,322Certified median offer, Research Analyst IIFY2024 $75,000; FY2025 $69,964; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,322$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$75,000FY2025$69,964FY2026*$72,322
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Duke University3 filings
  2. The Sphere Institute3 filings
  3. Baylor University Medical Center2 filings
  4. Human Services Research Institute, Inc.2 filings
  5. Research Foundation of CUNY2 filings
  6. The University of Chicago2 filings
  7. Baylor Research Institute1 filings
  8. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  9. Education Analytics1 filings
  10. M&T Bank1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago3 filings
  2. Durham3 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Burlingame2 filings
  5. Miami2 filings
  6. Waltham2 filings
  7. Irvine1 filings
  8. Los Angeles1 filings
  9. Shrewsbury1 filings
  10. Ithaca1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4061$48,526$56,035$63,544$71,053
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-4021$43,722$51,147$58,594$66,019
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-4061$46,280$66,477$86,674$106,870
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2041$52,250$74,381$96,512$118,643
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-3099$69,056$81,786$94,515$107,245
    2026-27Ithaca, NYArea 2706015-2051$57,138$73,174$89,211$105,248
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108013-2051$74,485$95,493$116,522$137,530
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-4061$39,666$51,771$63,877$75,982