H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate III

Occupation profile for Research Associate III covers 100 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,822.

FY2026 certified median
$73,822
Total filings
100
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$57,775–$86,365
Top employer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$80,000$58,324$90,000
FY202543$75,505$58,616$85,842
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)31$73,822$57,775$86,365

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate IIIFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $75,505; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,822$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$80,000FY2025$75,505FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$73,822Certified median offer, Research Associate IIIFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $75,505; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,822$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$80,000FY2025$75,505FY2026*$73,822
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey20 filings
  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution16 filings
  3. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School11 filings
  4. The Broad Institute, Inc.6 filings
  5. Colorado State University4 filings
  6. Evidera, Inc.4 filings
  7. The J. David Gladstone Institutes3 filings
  8. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.2 filings
  9. Family Health International2 filings
  10. MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER2 filings

Top cities

  1. Woods Hole16 filings
  2. Newark15 filings
  3. Worcester11 filings
  4. Cambridge7 filings
  5. Piscataway4 filings
  6. San Francisco3 filings
  7. Fort Collins3 filings
  8. New York3 filings
  9. Huntsville2 filings
  10. Richmond2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Research Associate III20 filings
  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Research Associate III16 filings
  3. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · Research Associate III11 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
2026-27Barnstable Town, MAArea 1270019-2042$82,410$107,162$131,893$156,645
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-4021$47,174$57,824$68,474$79,123
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154015-2031$54,600$65,998$77,376$88,774
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853