H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH ASSISTANT III

Occupation profile for RESEARCH ASSISTANT III covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $63,856.

FY2026 certified median
$63,856
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$59,207–$65,046
Top employer
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$61,797$55,000$65,000
FY202510$48,900$46,035$51,688
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$63,856$59,207$65,046

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IIIFY2024 $61,797; FY2025 $48,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,856$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$61,797FY2025$48,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$63,856Certified median offer, RESEARCH ASSISTANT IIIFY2024 $61,797; FY2025 $48,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,856$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$61,797FY2025$48,900FY2026*$63,856
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY7 filings
  2. The Jackson Laboratory5 filings
  3. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies3 filings
  4. Auburn University2 filings
  5. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.2 filings
  6. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute2 filings
  7. Case Western Reserve University1 filings
  8. Georgetown University1 filings
  9. Labcorp Bedford LLC1 filings
  10. Loyola University Chicago1 filings

Top cities

  1. East Lansing7 filings
  2. La Jolla4 filings
  3. Bar Harbor3 filings
  4. Auburn2 filings
  5. Farmington2 filings
  6. Boston2 filings
  7. Houston2 filings
  8. Tuscaloosa1 filings
  9. Washington1 filings
  10. Maywood1 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
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1021$60,299$70,595$80,912$91,208
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853
    2026-27Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan areaArea 230000119-1029$73,965$89,211$104,478$119,725
    2026-27Auburn-Opelika, ALArea 1222019-4021$40,830$46,842$52,832$58,843
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554019-1029$69,139$85,342$101,566$117,770
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1013$60,902$64,730$68,557$72,384
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4021$40,331$49,608$58,885$68,162
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741019-4021$42,869$52,187$61,526$70,845