H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Senior Associate

Occupation profile for Research Senior Associate covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $241,169.

FY2026 certified median
$241,169
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,226–$246,376
Top employer
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$150,000$150,000$150,000
FY20257$150,000$96,395$155,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$241,169$130,226$246,376

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Senior AssociateFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $241,169$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$241,169Certified median offer, Research Senior AssociateFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $241,169$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$150,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$241,169
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.7 filings
  2. Salesforce, Inc.5 filings
  3. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.2 filings
  4. The Ohio State University1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York5 filings
  2. Palo Alto3 filings
  3. Cambridge2 filings
  4. Getzville2 filings
  5. Belmont1 filings
  6. Mountain View1 filings
  7. Columbus1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
    2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538013-2051$68,515$86,403$104,270$122,158
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2031$86,008$107,453$128,898$150,342
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493