H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Specialist I

Occupation profile for Research Specialist I covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,700.

FY2026 certified median
$70,700
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,611–$81,641
Top employer
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$62,000$62,000$62,000
FY202512$47,466$40,279$64,988
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$70,700$60,611$81,641

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Specialist IFY2024 $62,000; FY2025 $47,466; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,700$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$62,000FY2025$47,466FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,700Certified median offer, Research Specialist IFY2024 $62,000; FY2025 $47,466; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,700$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$62,000FY2025$47,466FY2026*$70,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Stowers Institute for Medical Research5 filings
  2. Texas A&M AgriLife Research5 filings
  3. The Curators of the University of Missouri5 filings
  4. Howard Hughes Medical Institute4 filings
  5. Texas A&M University2 filings
  6. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY1 filings
  7. Prairie View A&M University1 filings

Top cities

  1. College Station7 filings
  2. Columbia5 filings
  3. Kansas City5 filings
  4. Dallas2 filings
  5. Ashburn2 filings
  6. Miami1 filings
  7. Prairie View1 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
    2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-4021$38,646$45,989$53,310$60,653
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1021$72,738$88,982$105,248$121,493
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1012$53,581$72,155$90,730$109,304
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-4021$25,459$32,739$40,040$47,320
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1029$66,123$77,834$89,523$101,234
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1029$49,608$65,187$80,787$96,366
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1011$59,405$94,515$129,605$164,715
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1021$68,640$92,331$116,043$139,734
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1029$52,333$68,994$85,654$102,315