H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Research Assistant covers 301 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $56,202.

FY2026 certified median
$56,202
Total filings
301
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$50,217–$64,948
Top employer
Washington University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024101$53,539$49,545$63,678
FY2025107$54,371$50,000$59,710
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)93$56,202$50,217$64,948

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research AssistantFY2024 $53,539; FY2025 $54,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $56,202$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$53,539FY2025$54,371FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$56,202Certified median offer, Research AssistantFY2024 $53,539; FY2025 $54,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $56,202$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$53,539FY2025$54,371FY2026*$56,202
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Washington University31 filings
  2. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center30 filings
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center21 filings
  4. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY18 filings
  5. The Rockefeller University16 filings
  6. Case Western Reserve University12 filings
  7. North Carolina State University10 filings
  8. The University of Iowa9 filings
  9. Yerezhepova Law, PC8 filings
  10. Georgetown University7 filings

Top cities

  1. New York50 filings
  2. St. Louis31 filings
  3. Cincinnati30 filings
  4. Washington18 filings
  5. Detroit18 filings
  6. Cleveland12 filings
  7. Raleigh10 filings
  8. Iowa City8 filings
  9. Cambridge6 filings
  10. Philadelphia6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Washington University · Research Assistant31 filings
  2. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Research Assistant30 filings
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Research Assistant21 filings
  4. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · Research Assistant18 filings
  5. The Rockefeller University · Research Assistant16 filings
  6. Case Western Reserve University · Research Assistant12 filings
  7. North Carolina State University · Research Assistant10 filings
  8. The University of Iowa · Research Assistant9 filings
  9. Yerezhepova Law, PC · Research Assistant8 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
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-4021$35,173$42,078$48,984$55,890
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4061$44,554$57,928$71,282$84,656
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4061$51,459$62,400$73,320$84,261
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1042$70,138$78,728$87,318$95,909
2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741019-4021$42,869$52,187$61,526$70,845
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-4021$42,744$50,502$58,240$65,998
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4021$46,738$56,077$65,416$74,755