H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher 3

Occupation profile for Researcher 3 covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,700.

FY2026 certified median
$75,700
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$75,700–$75,700
Top employer
The Ohio State University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$69,402$65,574$75,430
FY20254$69,769$68,522$71,929
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$75,700$75,700$75,700

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher 3FY2024 $69,402; FY2025 $69,769; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,700$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$69,402FY2025$69,769FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$75,700Certified median offer, Researcher 3FY2024 $69,402; FY2025 $69,769; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,700$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$69,402FY2025$69,769FY2026*$75,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Ohio State University23 filings
  2. University of Minnesota3 filings
  3. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE1 filings
  4. University of Houston1 filings
  5. USG, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus22 filings
  2. Minneapolis2 filings
  3. Libertyville1 filings
  4. Duluth1 filings
  5. Coumbus1 filings
  6. Knoxville1 filings
  7. Houston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Ohio State University · Researcher 323 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 1814019-1021$63,024$79,643$96,262$112,882
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1029$56,493$70,658$84,822$98,987
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2041$80,018$99,902$119,766$139,651
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2031$89,003$104,853$120,682$136,531
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-2043$67,288$82,098$96,907$111,717
2026-27Duluth, MN-WIArea 2026019-1029$62,650$76,274$89,918$103,542
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2042$87,547$133,411$179,275$225,139
2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-1013$46,842$54,954$63,066$71,178