H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher 1

Occupation profile for Researcher 1 covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $55,609.

FY2026 certified median
$55,609
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$53,472–$81,785
Top employer
The Ohio State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$57,175$55,435$58,137
FY20258$52,541$49,680$56,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$55,609$53,472$81,785

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher 1FY2024 $57,175; FY2025 $52,541; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $55,609$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$57,175FY2025$52,541FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$55,609Certified median offer, Researcher 1FY2024 $57,175; FY2025 $52,541; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $55,609$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$57,175FY2025$52,541FY2026*$55,609
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Ohio State University17 filings
  2. Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.1 filings
  3. Nissan North America, Inc.1 filings
  4. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus16 filings
  2. Santa Clara1 filings
  3. Troy1 filings
  4. Wooster1 filings
  5. Memphis1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Ohio State University · Researcher 117 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
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-2012$80,683$124,280$167,898$211,494
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1021$63,024$79,643$96,262$112,882
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1012$48,838$65,437$82,056$98,654
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1022$52,250$69,576$86,882$104,208
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1029$56,493$70,658$84,822$98,987
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-4021$46,093$53,352$60,590$67,850
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2031$63,544$82,098$100,672$119,226
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)Area 390000219-1042$64,355$76,877$89,398$101,920