H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 4

Occupation profile for Research Staff 4 covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $142,620.

FY2026 certified median
$142,620
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,322–$147,120
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$144,160$134,966$148,979
FY20251$147,178$147,178$147,178
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$142,620$140,322$147,120

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 4FY2024 $144,160; FY2025 $147,178; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,620$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$144,160FY2025$147,178FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$142,620Certified median offer, Research Staff 4FY2024 $144,160; FY2025 $147,178; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,620$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$144,160FY2025$147,178FY2026*$142,620
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory16 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton16 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 416 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 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 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1211$83,616$106,267$128,939$151,590