H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Physics

Occupation profile for Research Associate Physics covers 54 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,372.

FY2026 certified median
$83,372
Total filings
54
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,130–$85,478
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$77,850$77,738$79,619
FY20254$81,543$81,087$82,439
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)39$83,372$83,130$85,478

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate PhysicsFY2024 $77,850; FY2025 $81,543; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,372$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,850FY2025$81,543FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,372Certified median offer, Research Associate PhysicsFY2024 $77,850; FY2025 $81,543; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,372$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,850FY2025$81,543FY2026*$83,372
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory53 filings
  2. Colorado School of Mines1 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton53 filings
  2. Golden1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Associate Physics53 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 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2032$81,224$102,378$123,510$144,664
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-2012$111,613$138,590$165,568$192,546