Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Research Lead
Occupation profile for Research Lead covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $206,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $206,500
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $198,000–$215,000
- Top employer
- AISCIENTISTS, INC.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $150,250 | $150,250 | $150,250 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $100,000 | $96,800 | $110,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $206,500 | $198,000 | $215,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- AISCIENTISTS, INC.2 filings
- Alfresco Ram Inc.2 filings
- Aurora Energy Research LLC1 filings
- HKS, Inc.1 filings
- The Wire Digital Inc.1 filings
- WOOOLY Corporation1 filings
Top cities
- Cambridge2 filings
- Framingham2 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- Northville1 filings
- New York1 filings
- Austin1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1221 | $96,678 | $133,702 | $170,726 | $207,750 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1042 | $85,550 | $109,533 | $133,494 | $157,477 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-2051 | $77,334 | $101,962 | $126,589 | $151,216 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-1011 | $63,648 | $80,579 | $97,510 | $114,442 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 19-3022 | $57,221 | $72,384 | $87,568 | $102,731 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2031 | $64,251 | $88,525 | $112,819 | $137,093 |