H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Project Manager

Occupation profile for Research Project Manager covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,000.

FY2026 certified median
$80,000
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,886–$84,905
Top employer
Northwestern University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$79,984$70,500$88,375
FY202511$90,985$78,125$102,089
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$80,000$76,886$84,905

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Project ManagerFY2024 $79,984; FY2025 $90,985; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$79,984FY2025$90,985FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,000Certified median offer, Research Project ManagerFY2024 $79,984; FY2025 $90,985; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$79,984FY2025$90,985FY2026*$80,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Northwestern University5 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center4 filings
  3. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA4 filings
  4. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center3 filings
  5. Boston College2 filings
  6. The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.2 filings
  7. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INSTITUTE INC.1 filings
  8. Baylor Research Institute1 filings
  9. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.1 filings
  10. Center for Violence Prevention Research, INC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston4 filings
  2. Philadelphia4 filings
  3. Houston4 filings
  4. Evanston3 filings
  5. New York3 filings
  6. Oklahoma City3 filings
  7. Chicago2 filings
  8. Chestnut Hill2 filings
  9. Phoenix1 filings
  10. Fort Collins1 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4061$40,269$54,246$68,224$82,202
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642011-9121$81,494$111,280$141,045$170,830
    2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-1042$62,629$75,462$88,317$101,150
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4061$46,259$54,683$63,107$71,531
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3011$81,411$109,117$136,822$164,528
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9033$85,738$117,478$149,240$180,981
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9111$97,802$131,872$165,963$200,034
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446013-1082$79,394$100,443$121,514$142,563
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4061$48,526$56,035$63,544$71,053