H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Area Specialist Senior

Occupation profile for Research Area Specialist Senior covers 13 filings across the reporting window. No certified median available for FY2026.

FY2026 certified median
Unavailable
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
Unavailable
Top employer
University of Michigan
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$87,000$84,500$90,194
FY20255$73,500$70,000$77,830
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

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 SeniorFY2024 $87,000; FY2025 $73,500$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$87,000FY2025$73,500Certified median offer, Research Area Specialist SeniorFY2024 $87,000; FY2025 $73,500$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$87,000FY2025$73,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Michigan12 filings
  2. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio1 filings

Top cities

  1. Ann Arbor10 filings
  2. Stoughton2 filings
  3. San Antonio1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Michigan · Research Area Specialist Senior12 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 1146015-1221$100,277$121,555$142,813$164,091
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1042$59,218$80,454$101,712$122,949
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-2012$62,213$81,245$100,256$119,288
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2041$71,157$87,942$104,707$121,493
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 1146019-2032$68,702$95,784$122,845$149,926
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