H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Professor

Occupation profile for Research Professor covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,860.

FY2026 certified median
$108,860
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$101,490–$116,230
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$118,387$110,000$169,505
FY20257$130,000$120,000$206,102
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$108,860$101,490$116,230

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research ProfessorFY2024 $118,387; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,860$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$118,387FY2025$130,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,860Certified median offer, Research ProfessorFY2024 $118,387; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,860$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$118,387FY2025$130,000FY2026*$108,860
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA3 filings
  2. University of Houston3 filings
  3. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center2 filings
  4. Northwestern University2 filings
  5. Arizona State University1 filings
  6. California Institute of Technology1 filings
  7. Dignity Health1 filings
  8. Indiana University1 filings
  9. Johns Hopkins University1 filings
  10. Texas A&M AgriLife Research1 filings

Top cities

  1. Orlando3 filings
  2. Houston3 filings
  3. Phoenix2 filings
  4. Evanston2 filings
  5. Cincinnati2 filings
  6. Fayetteville1 filings
  7. Pasadena1 filings
  8. Miami1 filings
  9. Iowa City1 filings
  10. Chicago1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2032$57,387$72,800$88,192$103,605
    2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674019-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-1042$59,509$81,266$103,022$124,779
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-3011$96,096$113,672$131,248$148,824
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258025-1071$65,460$105,450$145,440$185,430
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402019-3094$96,283$102,565$108,846$115,128
    2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682019-3094$95,202$118,747$142,272$165,818
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2021$74,131$98,696$123,261$147,826
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1032$58,930$89,747$120,563$151,380