H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Professor

Occupation profile for Research Associate Professor covers 54 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $118,133.

FY2026 certified median
$118,133
Total filings
54
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,719–$141,985
Top employer
Northwestern University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$122,500$100,000$134,754
FY202522$100,925$81,066$114,150
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$118,133$93,719$141,985

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate ProfessorFY2024 $122,500; FY2025 $100,925; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,133$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$122,500FY2025$100,925FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$118,133Certified median offer, Research Associate ProfessorFY2024 $122,500; FY2025 $100,925; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,133$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$122,500FY2025$100,925FY2026*$118,133
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Northwestern University4 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL4 filings
  3. The University of Chicago3 filings
  4. American University2 filings
  5. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center2 filings
  6. Langston University2 filings
  7. Tennesse State University2 filings
  8. The University of Virginia2 filings
  9. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2 filings
  10. University of Maryland, Baltimore County2 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago6 filings
  2. Chapel Hill4 filings
  3. Cincinnati3 filings
  4. Washington2 filings
  5. Gainesville2 filings
  6. Miami2 filings
  7. Evanston2 filings
  8. Baltimore2 filings
  9. Minneapolis2 filings
  10. Grand Forks2 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1021$66,394$82,971$99,549$116,126
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-1042$59,509$81,266$103,022$124,779
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1021$65,707$84,531$103,334$122,158
    2026-27Grand Forks, ND-MNArea 2422017-2031$76,731$96,720$116,688$136,677
    2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498025-1081$50,440$64,133$77,827$91,520
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2011$109,242$131,394$153,546$175,698
    2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074019-2012$135,242$156,166$177,070$197,995
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2031$75,213$91,416$107,598$123,802
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3099$79,706$99,320$118,914$138,528