H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Staff 5 Physics

Occupation profile for Research Staff 5 Physics covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,256.

FY2026 certified median
$156,256
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,121–$158,089
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$147,638$146,519$148,756
FY20252$162,861$159,366$166,355
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$156,256$155,121$158,089

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Staff 5 PhysicsFY2024 $147,638; FY2025 $162,861; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,256$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$147,638FY2025$162,861FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,256Certified median offer, Research Staff 5 PhysicsFY2024 $147,638; FY2025 $162,861; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,256$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$147,638FY2025$162,861FY2026*$156,256
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory10 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Staff 5 Physics10 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