H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Area Specialist Intermediate

Occupation profile for Research Area Specialist Intermediate covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $74,124.

FY2026 certified median
$74,124
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$74,124–$77,000
Top employer
University of Michigan
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$61,800$60,700$62,900
FY202510$65,872$64,501$68,625
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$74,124$74,124$77,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Area Specialist IntermediateFY2024 $61,800; FY2025 $65,872; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,124$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,800FY2025$65,872FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$74,124Certified median offer, Research Area Specialist IntermediateFY2024 $61,800; FY2025 $65,872; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,124$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,800FY2025$65,872FY2026*$74,124
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Michigan22 filings

Top cities

  1. Ann Arbor19 filings
  2. Lafayette1 filings
  3. Alexandria1 filings
  4. Mc Lean1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Michigan · Research Area Specialist Intermediate22 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
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-2051$67,413$87,547$107,661$127,795
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146011-9121$111,051$142,750$174,450$206,149
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-3099$65,603$76,960$88,296$99,653
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-4061$40,685$45,843$51,002$56,160
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-2041$71,968$92,810$113,651$134,493
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1029$57,762$72,675$87,568$102,482
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1041$57,221$67,246$77,272$87,298
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-2032$68,702$95,784$122,845$149,926
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-2041$60,861$79,102$97,365$115,606
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-3022$66,789$84,198$101,608$119,018