H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 2

Occupation profile for Research Staff 2 covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $94,088.

FY2026 certified median
$94,088
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$88,750–$98,614
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$110,000$110,000$110,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$94,088$88,750$98,614

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 2FY2024 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,088$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$110,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$94,088Certified median offer, Research Staff 2FY2024 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,088$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$110,000FY2026*$94,088
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory9 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 29 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2199$89,170$113,942$138,715$163,488
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589