H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Instructor

Occupation profile for Research Instructor covers 108 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,570.

FY2026 certified median
$75,570
Total filings
108
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,200–$80,014
Top employer
University of Pittsburgh
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$69,435$65,000$75,000
FY202538$73,500$69,709$83,777
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)29$75,570$70,200$80,014

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research InstructorFY2024 $69,435; FY2025 $73,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,570$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$69,435FY2025$73,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$75,570Certified median offer, Research InstructorFY2024 $69,435; FY2025 $73,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,570$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$69,435FY2025$73,500FY2026*$75,570
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Pittsburgh32 filings
  2. University of Colorado Denver15 filings
  3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center10 filings
  4. University of Nebraska Medical Center9 filings
  5. Vanderbilt University8 filings
  6. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center4 filings
  7. Georgetown University4 filings
  8. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL4 filings
  9. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund2 filings
  10. Drexel University2 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh32 filings
  2. Nashville18 filings
  3. Aurora16 filings
  4. Omaha10 filings
  5. Washington4 filings
  6. Chapel Hill4 filings
  7. Cincinnati4 filings
  8. Little Rock2 filings
  9. New Orleans2 filings
  10. St. Louis2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Pittsburgh · Research Instructor32 filings
  2. University of Colorado Denver · Research Instructor15 filings
  3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Research Instructor10 filings
  4. University of Nebraska Medical Center · Research Instructor9 filings
  5. Vanderbilt University · Research Instructor8 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
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-1042$63,378$99,070$134,742$170,435
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-1042$69,763$88,982$108,202$127,421
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-1042$69,971$93,288$116,626$139,942
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654019-1029$62,733$74,339$85,946$97,552
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-1042$59,509$81,266$103,022$124,779
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-1021$91,291$113,048$134,826$156,582
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1029$69,202$85,862$102,523$119,184
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-1042$63,190$82,909$102,606$122,325