H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Specialist, Senior

Occupation profile for Research Specialist, Senior covers 26 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $60,180.

FY2026 certified median
$60,180
Total filings
26
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$57,505–$63,046
Top employer
Emory University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$59,500$57,500$60,000
FY202512$60,000$58,656$60,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$60,180$57,505$63,046

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Specialist, SeniorFY2024 $59,500; FY2025 $60,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,180$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$59,500FY2025$60,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$60,180Certified median offer, Research Specialist, SeniorFY2024 $59,500; FY2025 $60,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,180$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$59,500FY2025$60,000FY2026*$60,180
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Emory University22 filings
  2. The Curators of the University of Missouri2 filings
  3. The University of Virginia2 filings

Top cities

  1. Atlanta22 filings
  2. Columbia2 filings
  3. Charlottesville2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Emory University · Research Specialist, Senior22 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
2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682019-3099$83,346$101,150$118,976$136,781
2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682019-4099$42,702$54,330$65,936$77,563
2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-1013$53,165$69,077$84,968$100,880
2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-4021$38,646$45,989$53,310$60,653