H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 4 Physics

Occupation profile for Research Staff 4 Physics covers 40 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $142,126.

FY2026 certified median
$142,126
Total filings
40
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,171–$144,957
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$140,000$135,838$140,557
FY20256$143,170$138,719$146,691
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)27$142,126$140,171$144,957

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 4 PhysicsFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $143,170; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,126$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$143,170FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$142,126Certified median offer, Research Staff 4 PhysicsFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $143,170; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,126$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,000FY2025$143,170FY2026*$142,126
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory40 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton40 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 4 Physics40 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