H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 3

Occupation profile for Research Staff 3 covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,550.

FY2026 certified median
$130,550
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,987–$136,804
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$134,411$126,616$142,205
FY202510$125,000$123,486$136,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)22$130,550$124,987$136,804

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 3FY2024 $134,411; FY2025 $125,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,550$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$134,411FY2025$125,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,550Certified median offer, Research Staff 3FY2024 $134,411; FY2025 $125,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,550$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$134,411FY2025$125,000FY2026*$130,550
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory34 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton34 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 334 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 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2032$81,224$102,378$123,510$144,664
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2131$94,141$115,502$136,843$158,205
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2021$63,918$117,686$171,475$225,243
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2099$89,669$112,507$135,346$158,184