H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Assistant Professor

Occupation profile for Research Assistant Professor covers 1,022 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $85,000.

FY2026 certified median
$85,000
Total filings
1,022
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$75,000–$97,779
Top employer
Northwestern University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024339$82,738$71,024$99,993
FY2025413$85,000$75,000$102,412
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)270$85,000$75,000$97,779

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $82,738; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$82,738FY2025$85,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$85,000Certified median offer, Research Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $82,738; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$82,738FY2025$85,000FY2026*$85,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Northwestern University88 filings
  2. University of Pittsburgh49 filings
  3. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA38 filings
  4. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska35 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL25 filings
  6. Vanderbilt University25 filings
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE23 filings
  8. Washington State University23 filings
  9. Clemson University21 filings
  10. Texas A&M University19 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago97 filings
  2. Pittsburgh49 filings
  3. Nashville36 filings
  4. Gainesville32 filings
  5. Lincoln29 filings
  6. Evanston28 filings
  7. Chapel Hill24 filings
  8. Philadelphia23 filings
  9. Knoxville23 filings
  10. Miami21 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Northwestern University · Research Assistant Professor88 filings
  2. University of Pittsburgh · Research Assistant Professor49 filings
  3. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Research Assistant Professor38 filings
  4. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · Research Assistant Professor35 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL · Research Assistant Professor25 filings
  6. Vanderbilt University · Research Assistant Professor25 filings
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE · Research Assistant Professor23 filings
  8. Washington State University · Research Assistant Professor23 filings
  9. Clemson University · Research Assistant Professor21 filings
  10. Texas A&M University · Research Assistant Professor19 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-1042$63,378$99,070$134,742$170,435
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Lincoln, NEArea 3070019-1013$47,632$61,339$75,046$88,754
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-1042$69,763$88,982$108,202$127,421
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Rochester, NYArea 4038019-1042$51,002$63,669$76,315$88,982
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2042$66,040$89,024$112,008$134,992
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866