H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Manager

Occupation profile for Research Manager covers 47 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,000.

FY2026 certified median
$90,000
Total filings
47
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$90,000–$121,050
Top employer
World Services US Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$90,000$77,026$98,500
FY202514$93,662$74,692$98,510
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$90,000$90,000$121,050

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research ManagerFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $93,662; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$93,662FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$90,000Certified median offer, Research ManagerFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $93,662; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$93,662FY2026*$90,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. World Services US Inc.8 filings
  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai4 filings
  3. The University of Chicago4 filings
  4. CAPVISION PRO CORPORATION2 filings
  5. Evidence Action Inc.2 filings
  6. Kansas State University2 filings
  7. Low Country Pain Center, LLC2 filings
  8. Meta Platforms, Inc2 filings
  9. Partnership for Strong Communities, Inc.2 filings
  10. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York18 filings
  2. Chicago5 filings
  3. Menlo Park2 filings
  4. San Francisco2 filings
  5. Hartford2 filings
  6. Salina2 filings
  7. Charlotte2 filings
  8. Orangeburg2 filings
  9. Berkeley1 filings
  10. Burlingame1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. World Services US Inc. · Research Manager8 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3022$61,402$76,794$92,186$107,578
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674011-9121$100,027$140,150$180,253$220,376
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2031$66,893$83,221$99,549$115,877
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
2026-27Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 200000617-2011$83,637$104,499$125,362$146,224
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554019-3094$95,202$118,747$142,272$165,818
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186011-3021$167,565$208,104$248,643$289,182
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2041$81,869$111,176$140,483$169,790
2026-27Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaArea 450000519-1042$64,501$104,978$145,475$185,952