H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate

Occupation profile for Research Associate covers 3,642 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $74,672.

FY2026 certified median
$74,672
Total filings
3,642
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,133–$85,000
Top employer
Johns Hopkins University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,276$68,993$60,757$79,935
FY20251,384$72,000$63,970$82,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)982$74,672$66,133$85,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research AssociateFY2024 $68,993; FY2025 $72,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,672$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,993FY2025$72,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$74,672Certified median offer, Research AssociateFY2024 $68,993; FY2025 $72,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,672$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,993FY2025$72,000FY2026*$74,672
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Johns Hopkins University210 filings
  2. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA191 filings
  3. Harvard University177 filings
  4. Northwestern University156 filings
  5. Mayo Clinic147 filings
  6. The University of Virginia141 filings
  7. The University of Texas at Austin105 filings
  8. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY104 filings
  9. Weill Cornell Medical College101 filings
  10. Cornell University77 filings

Top cities

  1. New York405 filings
  2. Baltimore265 filings
  3. Philadelphia230 filings
  4. Charlottesville138 filings
  5. Chicago113 filings
  6. Boston107 filings
  7. Rochester106 filings
  8. Cambridge104 filings
  9. East Lansing97 filings
  10. Austin96 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Johns Hopkins University · Research Associate210 filings
  2. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · Research Associate191 filings
  3. Harvard University · Research Associate177 filings
  4. Northwestern University · Research Associate156 filings
  5. Mayo Clinic · Research Associate147 filings
  6. The University of Virginia · Research Associate141 filings
  7. The University of Texas at Austin · Research Associate105 filings
  8. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · Research Associate104 filings
  9. Weill Cornell Medical College · Research Associate101 filings
  10. Cornell University · Research Associate77 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Rochester, MNArea 4034019-1042$71,302$79,643$88,005$96,346
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1021$66,394$82,971$99,549$116,126
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658