H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Occupation profile for RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $42,515.

FY2026 certified median
$42,515
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$42,515–$42,515
Top employer
Research Foundation for the State University of New York
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$56,368$45,136$85,000
FY20256$62,779$62,084$64,584
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$42,515$42,515$42,515

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALISTFY2024 $56,368; FY2025 $62,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $42,515$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$56,368FY2025$62,779FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$42,515Certified median offer, RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALISTFY2024 $56,368; FY2025 $62,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $42,515$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$56,368FY2025$62,779FY2026*$42,515
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Research Foundation for the State University of New York6 filings
  2. RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY AT BUFFALO2 filings
  3. The Rockefeller University2 filings
  4. The University of Iowa2 filings
  5. Research in Action, LLC1 filings
  6. TETmedical, Inc.1 filings
  7. The Research Foundation for SUNY Upstate Medical University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Stony Brook6 filings
  2. Iowa City2 filings
  3. Buffalo2 filings
  4. New York2 filings
  5. Minneapolis1 filings
  6. Ithaca1 filings
  7. Syracuse1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4061$44,554$57,928$71,282$84,656
    2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698013-1199$56,430$70,179$83,949$97,698
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
    2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538019-1042$74,714$91,957$109,179$126,422
    2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538019-4021$41,101$48,984$56,888$64,771
    2026-27Ithaca, NYArea 2706019-1029$70,450$85,322$100,194$115,066
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-4061$39,749$43,784$47,840$51,875
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
    2026-27Syracuse, NYArea 4506019-1042$89,190$135,658$182,104$228,571