H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Senior

Occupation profile for Research Associate Senior covers 96 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $77,854.

FY2026 certified median
$77,854
Total filings
96
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,898–$77,854
Top employer
Duke University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202443$66,776$63,852$74,988
FY202529$75,254$74,108$75,254
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$77,854$70,898$77,854

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate SeniorFY2024 $66,776; FY2025 $75,254; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,854$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$66,776FY2025$75,254FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$77,854Certified median offer, Research Associate SeniorFY2024 $66,776; FY2025 $75,254; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,854$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$66,776FY2025$75,254FY2026*$77,854
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Duke University77 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY6 filings
  3. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio6 filings
  4. The University of Southern California3 filings
  5. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.1 filings
  6. Georgia State University1 filings
  7. The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler1 filings
  8. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler1 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham76 filings
  2. Lexington6 filings
  3. San Antonio6 filings
  4. Los Angeles3 filings
  5. Tyler2 filings
  6. Atlanta1 filings
  7. Pearland1 filings
  8. Charleston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Duke University · Research Associate Senior77 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
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1021$65,707$84,531$103,334$122,158
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1042$65,083$86,195$107,286$128,398
2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046019-1042$61,547$76,128$90,688$105,269
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1029$59,114$78,104$97,074$116,064
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1042$60,195$73,798$87,381$100,984
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-1029$74,922$86,278$97,656$109,013
2026-27Charleston, WVArea 1662019-1042$58,386$69,722$81,078$92,414
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1029$69,202$85,862$102,523$119,184
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-4061$51,251$58,906$66,560$74,214
2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046017-2141$73,778$89,918$106,059$122,200