H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate I

Occupation profile for Research Associate I covers 141 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,381.

FY2026 certified median
$70,381
Total filings
141
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$58,907–$78,748
Top employer
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202452$65,437$60,000$72,457
FY202554$72,110$63,590$75,457
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)35$70,381$58,907$78,748

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate IFY2024 $65,437; FY2025 $72,110; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,381$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$65,437FY2025$72,110FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,381Certified median offer, Research Associate IFY2024 $65,437; FY2025 $72,110; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,381$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$65,437FY2025$72,110FY2026*$70,381
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute33 filings
  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey21 filings
  3. Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.11 filings
  4. Tufts Medical Center, Inc.6 filings
  5. Colorado State University4 filings
  6. Adimab Service Company, LLC3 filings
  7. Baylor Research Institute3 filings
  8. Education Development Center3 filings
  9. Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.3 filings
  10. Beacon Discovery Inc2 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston33 filings
  2. Milwaukee11 filings
  3. Boston9 filings
  4. New Brunswick9 filings
  5. Newark9 filings
  6. San Diego4 filings
  7. Fort Collins4 filings
  8. La Jolla3 filings
  9. Palo Alto3 filings
  10. Redwood City3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Research Associate I33 filings
  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Research Associate I21 filings
  3. Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. · Research Associate I11 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 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334019-1042$66,706$78,874$91,042$103,210
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4061$48,526$56,035$63,544$71,053
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136