H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Technician

Occupation profile for Research Technician covers 124 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $48,000.

FY2026 certified median
$48,000
Total filings
124
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$45,000–$54,517
Top employer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202447$49,920$45,500$52,354
FY202546$49,712$45,448$56,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)31$48,000$45,000$54,517

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research TechnicianFY2024 $49,920; FY2025 $49,712; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $48,000$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$49,920FY2025$49,712FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$48,000Certified median offer, Research TechnicianFY2024 $49,920; FY2025 $49,712; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $48,000$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$49,920FY2025$49,712FY2026*$48,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center20 filings
  2. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute18 filings
  3. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia18 filings
  4. University of Pittsburgh7 filings
  5. Weill Cornell Medical College7 filings
  6. The University of Chicago5 filings
  7. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center4 filings
  8. Georgetown University4 filings
  9. ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY3 filings
  10. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center3 filings

Top cities

  1. New York30 filings
  2. Boston22 filings
  3. Philadelphia19 filings
  4. Pittsburgh7 filings
  5. Washington5 filings
  6. Chicago5 filings
  7. Seattle4 filings
  8. Albany3 filings
  9. Greensboro3 filings
  10. Memphis3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Research Technician20 filings
  2. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Research Technician18 filings
  3. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Research Technician18 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 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-4021$41,101$46,093$51,106$56,098
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4021$40,331$49,608$58,885$68,162
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4021$46,738$56,077$65,416$74,755
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-4021$49,837$56,784$63,752$70,699
2026-27Albany, GAArea 1050019-4021$43,056$49,234$55,390$61,568
2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466019-4061$45,365$53,789$62,234$70,658