H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH ASSISTANT II

Occupation profile for RESEARCH ASSISTANT II covers 58 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $53,700.

FY2026 certified median
$53,700
Total filings
58
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$49,434–$59,817
Top employer
Baylor College of Medicine
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202424$54,902$49,721$57,750
FY202518$56,299$51,716$59,919
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$53,700$49,434$59,817

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IIFY2024 $54,902; FY2025 $56,299; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $53,700$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$54,902FY2025$56,299FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$53,700Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IIFY2024 $54,902; FY2025 $56,299; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $53,700$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$54,902FY2025$56,299FY2026*$53,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Baylor College of Medicine20 filings
  2. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute11 filings
  3. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies4 filings
  4. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology4 filings
  5. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY3 filings
  6. The Scripps Research Institute3 filings
  7. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.2 filings
  8. Kennedy Krieger Institute2 filings
  9. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute2 filings
  10. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston31 filings
  2. La Jolla9 filings
  3. East Lansing3 filings
  4. Philadelphia3 filings
  5. Little Rock2 filings
  6. Boston2 filings
  7. Baltimore2 filings
  8. Carlsbad1 filings
  9. Denver1 filings
  10. Storrs1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Baylor College of Medicine · RESEARCH ASSISTANT II20 filings
  2. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · RESEARCH ASSISTANT II11 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
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-4061$47,382$58,552$69,742$80,912
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-4021$35,485$41,205$46,946$52,666
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274