H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Specialist

Occupation profile for Research Specialist covers 364 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $68,890.

FY2026 certified median
$68,890
Total filings
364
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,042–$81,450
Top employer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024131$68,591$55,000$85,000
FY2025134$66,000$55,000$83,584
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)99$68,890$60,042$81,450

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research SpecialistFY2024 $68,591; FY2025 $66,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,890$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,591FY2025$66,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$68,890Certified median offer, Research SpecialistFY2024 $68,591; FY2025 $66,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,890$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,591FY2025$66,000FY2026*$68,890
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute79 filings
  2. University of Wisconsin System29 filings
  3. University of Illinois Chicago25 filings
  4. Northwestern University22 filings
  5. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY21 filings
  6. Emory University19 filings
  7. Weill Cornell Medical College16 filings
  8. Brigham and Women's Hospital12 filings
  9. The University of Iowa10 filings
  10. ClinRe Inc.7 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago48 filings
  2. New York35 filings
  3. Madison30 filings
  4. Boston20 filings
  5. Atlanta18 filings
  6. Fargo17 filings
  7. Ashburn12 filings
  8. Evanston9 filings
  9. St. Louis7 filings
  10. Urbana6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Research Specialist79 filings
  2. University of Wisconsin System · Research Specialist29 filings
  3. University of Illinois Chicago · Research Specialist25 filings
  4. Northwestern University · Research Specialist22 filings
  5. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY · Research Specialist21 filings
  6. Emory University · Research Specialist19 filings
  7. Weill Cornell Medical College · Research Specialist16 filings
  8. Brigham and Women's Hospital · Research Specialist12 filings
  9. The University of Iowa · Research Specialist10 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-4021$45,448$50,565$55,682$60,798
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-4021$45,178$50,773$56,347$61,942
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4021$40,331$49,608$58,885$68,162
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Fargo, ND-MNArea 2202019-1013$51,480$61,256$71,053$80,829
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410