H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate - Experimental

Occupation profile for Research Associate - Experimental covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,914.

FY2026 certified median
$79,914
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,914–$79,914
Top employer
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$80,225$79,539$80,911
FY20255$80,000$80,000$82,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$79,914$79,914$79,914

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate - ExperimentalFY2024 $80,225; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,914$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$80,225FY2025$80,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$79,914Certified median offer, Research Associate - ExperimentalFY2024 $80,225; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,914$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$80,225FY2025$80,000FY2026*$79,914
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab8 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab · Research Associate - Experimental8 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2011$75,525$102,773$130,000$157,248