H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Theoretical

Occupation profile for Research Associate Theoretical covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $78,013.

FY2025 certified median
$78,013
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$77,500–$78,527
Top employer
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$78,853$74,427$78,853
FY20253$78,013$77,500$78,527

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate TheoreticalFY2024 $78,853; FY2025 $78,013$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$78,853FY2025$78,013Certified median offer, Research Associate TheoreticalFY2024 $78,853; FY2025 $78,013$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$78,853FY2025$78,013
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab6 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park6 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2099$116,043$125,798$135,533$145,288