H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

Occupation profile for RESEARCH ASSISTANT I covers 41 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $48,000.

FY2026 certified median
$48,000
Total filings
41
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$44,444–$58,157
Top employer
Baylor College of Medicine
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$50,000$45,718$53,133
FY202512$50,280$44,472$53,380
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$48,000$44,444$58,157

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IFY2024 $50,000; FY2025 $50,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $48,000$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$50,000FY2025$50,280FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$48,000Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IFY2024 $50,000; FY2025 $50,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $48,000$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$50,000FY2025$50,280FY2026*$48,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Baylor College of Medicine17 filings
  2. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY10 filings
  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.3 filings
  4. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences3 filings
  5. Gold H22 filings
  6. Loyola University Chicago2 filings
  7. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology2 filings
  8. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute1 filings
  9. The Roskamp Institute, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston19 filings
  2. East Lansing8 filings
  3. Little Rock3 filings
  4. Boston3 filings
  5. Maywood2 filings
  6. Philadelphia2 filings
  7. La Jolla1 filings
  8. Sarasota1 filings
  9. Grand Rapids1 filings
  10. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Baylor College of Medicine · RESEARCH ASSISTANT I17 filings
  2. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · RESEARCH ASSISTANT I10 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-4021$39,416$46,550$53,664$60,798
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-4061$54,330$57,554$60,798$64,022
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-4021$35,485$41,205$46,946$52,666
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4021$40,331$49,608$58,885$68,162
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1029$61,339$70,949$80,538$90,147
2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-4021$48,880$53,789$58,677$63,586
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIArea 2434019-1029$61,277$84,178$107,099$130,000