H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff

Occupation profile for Research Staff covers 6 filings across the reporting window. No certified median available for FY2026.

FY2026 certified median
Unavailable
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
Unavailable
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$118,400$109,200$121,343
FY20252$83,866$79,529$88,202
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research StaffFY2024 $118,400; FY2025 $83,866$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$118,400FY2025$83,866Certified median offer, Research StaffFY2024 $118,400; FY2025 $83,866$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$118,400FY2025$83,866
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation4 filings
  2. General Hospital Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara3 filings
  2. Boston2 filings
  3. Jersey City1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3039$64,709$89,107$113,506$137,904
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182