H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Technician III

Occupation profile for Research Technician III covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $46,395.

FY2026 certified median
$46,395
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$42,822–$49,967
Top employer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$58,767$45,125$73,336
FY202514$58,937$49,286$75,108
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$46,395$42,822$49,967

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Technician IIIFY2024 $58,767; FY2025 $58,937; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $46,395$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$58,767FY2025$58,937FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$46,395Certified median offer, Research Technician IIIFY2024 $58,767; FY2025 $58,937; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $46,395$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$58,767FY2025$58,937FY2026*$46,395
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center8 filings
  2. Baylor College of Medicine7 filings
  3. Duke University5 filings
  4. Children's National Medical Center2 filings
  5. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation2 filings
  6. Brigham and Women's Hospital1 filings
  7. La Jolla Institute for Immunology1 filings
  8. Tuskegee University1 filings
  9. University of Georgia1 filings
  10. University of Pittsburgh1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle8 filings
  2. Houston7 filings
  3. Durham5 filings
  4. Washington2 filings
  5. Oklahoma City2 filings
  6. Tuskegee1 filings
  7. La Jolla1 filings
  8. Athens1 filings
  9. Boston1 filings
  10. Pittsburgh1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Research Technician III8 filings
  2. Baylor College of Medicine · Research Technician III7 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-4021$49,837$56,784$63,752$70,699
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-4021$39,416$46,550$53,664$60,798
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050029-2011$42,349$52,229$62,109$71,989
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-4021$43,722$51,147$58,594$66,019
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-4021$40,435$46,093$51,730$57,387
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4021$46,738$56,077$65,416$74,755
2026-27Athens-Clarke County, GAArea 1202019-4021$49,878$57,304$64,750$72,176
2026-27Auburn-Opelika, ALArea 1222019-4012$26,458$34,133$41,829$49,504
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925