H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Investigator

Occupation profile for Research Investigator covers 190 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,790.

FY2026 certified median
$73,790
Total filings
190
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$71,500–$77,189
Top employer
University of Michigan
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202462$71,045$66,738$80,976
FY202556$72,145$70,630$77,435
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)72$73,790$71,500$77,189

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research InvestigatorFY2024 $71,045; FY2025 $72,145; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,790$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$71,045FY2025$72,145FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$73,790Certified median offer, Research InvestigatorFY2024 $71,045; FY2025 $72,145; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,790$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$71,045FY2025$72,145FY2026*$73,790
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Michigan138 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center26 filings
  3. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.10 filings
  4. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company4 filings
  5. Corteva Agriscience LLC4 filings
  6. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory3 filings
  7. Baylor Research Institute1 filings
  8. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC1 filings
  9. Rohm and Haas Electronics Materials LLC.1 filings
  10. The Population Council, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Ann Arbor136 filings
  2. Houston25 filings
  3. Cambridge8 filings
  4. Princeton4 filings
  5. Indianapolis3 filings
  6. Cold Spring Harbor3 filings
  7. Lexington2 filings
  8. Wilmington1 filings
  9. Johnston1 filings
  10. Marlborough1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Michigan · Research Investigator138 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Research Investigator26 filings
  3. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. · Research Investigator10 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
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1042$59,218$80,454$101,712$122,949
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1029$57,762$72,675$87,568$102,482
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1021$68,515$91,416$114,296$137,197
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1021$76,149$88,254$100,360$112,466
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146017-2031$62,566$75,858$89,128$102,419
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1022$60,195$69,514$78,811$88,130
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-2031$56,909$69,867$82,846$95,805
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-2041$71,968$92,810$113,651$134,493