H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Specialist II

Occupation profile for Research Specialist II covers 55 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,020.

FY2026 certified median
$76,020
Total filings
55
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$55,900–$89,632
Top employer
The Trustees of Princeton University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202417$55,000$48,500$81,433
FY202520$60,000$50,045$87,297
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$76,020$55,900$89,632

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Specialist IIFY2024 $55,000; FY2025 $60,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,020$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$55,000FY2025$60,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$76,020Certified median offer, Research Specialist IIFY2024 $55,000; FY2025 $60,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,020$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$55,000FY2025$60,000FY2026*$76,020
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University16 filings
  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute13 filings
  3. The Curators of the University of Missouri9 filings
  4. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY4 filings
  5. Prairie View A&M University3 filings
  6. Clemson University2 filings
  7. Texas A&M AgriLife Research2 filings
  8. Texas A&M University2 filings
  9. W.M. Rice University2 filings
  10. Georgetown University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton19 filings
  2. Columbia9 filings
  3. Miami4 filings
  4. College Station4 filings
  5. New York3 filings
  6. Prairie View3 filings
  7. Houston2 filings
  8. Seattle2 filings
  9. San Francisco1 filings
  10. Washington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University · Research Specialist II16 filings
  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Research Specialist II13 filings
  3. The Curators of the University of Missouri · Research Specialist II9 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
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-4021$54,704$64,667$74,610$84,573
2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-4021$38,646$45,989$53,310$60,653
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-1029$78,645$98,717$118,789$138,861
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-2042$52,146$77,522$102,898$128,274
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2081$85,051$107,827$130,624$153,400
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-2041$47,507$61,714$75,941$90,147
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-4061$40,102$52,707$65,312$77,917
2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402019-1021$49,213$68,078$86,923$105,789
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477