H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher

Occupation profile for Researcher covers 257 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $100,000.

FY2026 certified median
$100,000
Total filings
257
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,000–$185,000
Top employer
The Pennsylvania State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202496$73,008$64,696$112,242
FY202587$96,779$71,314$148,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)74$100,000$69,000$185,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, ResearcherFY2024 $73,008; FY2025 $96,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$73,008FY2025$96,779FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$100,000Certified median offer, ResearcherFY2024 $73,008; FY2025 $96,779; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$73,008FY2025$96,779FY2026*$100,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Pennsylvania State University34 filings
  2. General Hospital Corporation28 filings
  3. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL18 filings
  4. Global Energy Monitor12 filings
  5. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.12 filings
  6. NEC Laboratories America, Inc.10 filings
  7. American Institutes for Research9 filings
  8. University of Nebraska Medical Center9 filings
  9. NVIDIA Corporation7 filings
  10. University of Louisville7 filings

Top cities

  1. Hershey30 filings
  2. Memphis19 filings
  3. Boston18 filings
  4. Charlestown11 filings
  5. Omaha10 filings
  6. New York10 filings
  7. Cambridge8 filings
  8. Princeton8 filings
  9. Seattle8 filings
  10. Louisville7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Pennsylvania State University · Researcher34 filings
  2. General Hospital Corporation · Researcher28 filings
  3. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Researcher18 filings
  4. Global Energy Monitor · Researcher12 filings
  5. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. · Researcher12 filings
  6. NEC Laboratories America, Inc. · Researcher10 filings
  7. University of Nebraska Medical Center · Researcher9 filings
  8. American Institutes for Research · Researcher9 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
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAArea 2542019-1042$62,962$80,600$98,259$115,898
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAArea 2542019-1021$93,205$115,336$137,446$159,578
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654019-1029$62,733$74,339$85,946$97,552
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1221$102,482$142,334$182,166$222,019
2026-27Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAArea 2542019-1029$70,117$84,469$98,800$113,152