Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Research Staff Member
Occupation profile for Research Staff Member covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,395.
- FY2026 certified median
- $168,395
- Total filings
- 7
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $168,198–$168,593
- Top employer
- IBM Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $174,720 | $174,720 | $174,720 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $176,384 | $176,384 | $176,384 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $168,395 | $168,198 | $168,593 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- IBM Corporation2 filings
- NVIDIA Corporation2 filings
- Institute for Defense Analyses1 filings
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION1 filings
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Santa Clara2 filings
- Livermore1 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
- Bowie1 filings
- Yorktown Heights1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1221 | $141,336 | $178,755 | $216,195 | $253,614 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1221 | $96,678 | $133,702 | $170,726 | $207,750 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-2032 | $146,931 | $186,243 | $225,576 | $264,888 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2021 | $100,485 | $128,856 | $157,206 | $185,578 |