H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Area Specialist Lead

Occupation profile for Research Area Specialist Lead covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $92,662.

FY2026 certified median
$92,662
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$88,502–$96,823
Top employer
University of Michigan
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$88,656$85,734$91,578
FY20252$98,898$84,449$113,346
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$92,662$88,502$96,823

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 LeadFY2024 $88,656; FY2025 $98,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,662$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$88,656FY2025$98,898FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$92,662Certified median offer, Research Area Specialist LeadFY2024 $88,656; FY2025 $98,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,662$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$88,656FY2025$98,898FY2026*$92,662
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Michigan5 filings
  2. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio1 filings

Top cities

  1. Ann Arbor5 filings
  2. San Antonio1 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
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146017-2041$59,467$75,421$91,395$107,349
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-2051$67,413$87,547$107,661$127,795
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1041$57,221$67,246$77,272$87,298
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-3011$96,096$113,672$131,248$148,824
    2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1029$59,114$78,104$97,074$116,064