H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 3 Physics

Occupation profile for Research Staff 3 Physics covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,774.

FY2026 certified median
$127,774
Total filings
68
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,240–$132,560
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$121,000$120,000$125,000
FY20255$129,375$127,075$129,977
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)44$127,774$124,240$132,560

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 3 PhysicsFY2024 $121,000; FY2025 $129,375; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,774$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$121,000FY2025$129,375FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,774Certified median offer, Research Staff 3 PhysicsFY2024 $121,000; FY2025 $129,375; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,774$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$121,000FY2025$129,375FY2026*$127,774
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory68 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton68 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 3 Physics68 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 3562017-2131$94,141$115,502$136,843$158,205
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2032$81,224$102,378$123,510$144,664