H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher 4

Occupation profile for Researcher 4 covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $113,234.

FY2026 certified median
$113,234
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$113,234–$113,234
Top employer
University of Minnesota
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$62,400$60,174$65,000
FY20253$96,019$96,019$96,019
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$113,234$113,234$113,234

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher 4FY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $96,019; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,234$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$62,400FY2025$96,019FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$113,234Certified median offer, Researcher 4FY2024 $62,400; FY2025 $96,019; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,234$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$62,400FY2025$96,019FY2026*$113,234
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Minnesota9 filings
  2. The Ohio State University2 filings

Top cities

  1. Minneapolis8 filings
  2. Columbus2 filings
  3. Saint Paul1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Minnesota · Researcher 49 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
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1029$51,563$67,267$82,971$98,675
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1021$62,234$75,026$87,818$100,610
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-1042$59,738$79,352$98,946$118,560
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814025-1021$53,850$78,697$103,543$128,390
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1221$101,317$119,621$137,925$156,229
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1013$57,886$73,050$88,213$103,376
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2031$67,038$85,322$103,584$121,867
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-3051$77,230$89,253$101,254$113,277