H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Professional 5

Occupation profile for Research Professional 5 covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,250.

FY2026 certified median
$73,250
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,373–$76,187
Top employer
University of Minnesota
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202514$71,431$67,865$76,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$73,250$70,373$76,187

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Professional 5FY2025 $71,431; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,250$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2025$71,431FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$73,250Certified median offer, Research Professional 5FY2025 $71,431; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,250$0$30k$60k$90kFY2025$71,431FY2026*$73,250
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Minnesota13 filings
  2. Regents of the University of Minnesota4 filings

Top cities

  1. Minneapolis8 filings
  2. Austin4 filings
  3. Saint Paul2 filings
  4. Duluth1 filings
  5. Minnesota1 filings
  6. St. Paul1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Minnesota · Research Professional 513 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
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1029$51,563$67,267$82,971$98,675
2026-27Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000419-1029$50,586$65,645$80,704$95,763
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1042$75,213$93,683$112,133$130,603
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2041$66,102$81,806$97,510$113,214
2026-27Duluth, MN-WIArea 2026019-1029$62,650$76,274$89,918$103,542
2026-27Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000419-1021$62,670$75,379$88,088$100,797
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2031$67,038$85,322$103,584$121,867