H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Data Specialist I

Occupation profile for Research Data Specialist I covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,460.

FY2026 certified median
$83,460
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,460–$83,460
Top employer
California Department of Transportation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$78,660$78,660$78,660
FY20252$81,024$81,024$81,024
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$83,460$83,460$83,460

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Data Specialist IFY2024 $78,660; FY2025 $81,024; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,460$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$78,660FY2025$81,024FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,460Certified median offer, Research Data Specialist IFY2024 $78,660; FY2025 $81,024; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,460$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$78,660FY2025$81,024FY2026*$83,460
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. California Department of Transportation3 filings
  2. Department of Water Resources2 filings

Top cities

  1. Sacramento3 filings
  2. Oakland1 filings
  3. San Diego1 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
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1299$62,608$89,627$116,646$143,666
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-2051$79,165$95,867$112,570$129,272
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-3011$70,366$85,946$101,546$117,125
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-2051$80,600$107,390$134,202$160,992
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282