H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher 5

Occupation profile for Researcher 5 covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,101.

FY2026 certified median
$153,101
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$104,652–$201,551
Top employer
University of Minnesota
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$70,096$64,735$76,232
FY202512$75,354$67,980$80,251
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$153,101$104,652$201,551

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher 5FY2024 $70,096; FY2025 $75,354; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,101$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$70,096FY2025$75,354FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,101Certified median offer, Researcher 5FY2024 $70,096; FY2025 $75,354; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,101$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$70,096FY2025$75,354FY2026*$153,101
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Minnesota42 filings
  2. Regents of the University of Minnesota2 filings
  3. Waymo LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Minneapolis25 filings
  2. St. Paul10 filings
  3. Austin4 filings
  4. Saint Paul2 filings
  5. Mountain View1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Duluth1 filings
  8. Ely1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Minnesota · Researcher 542 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
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2031$67,038$85,322$103,584$121,867
2026-27Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000419-1029$50,586$65,645$80,704$95,763
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1042$75,213$93,683$112,133$130,603
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1012$75,400$92,602$109,782$126,984
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2041$88,358$106,184$124,010$141,835
2026-27Duluth, MN-WIArea 2026019-1013$55,931$71,989$88,046$104,104
2026-27Duluth, MN-WIArea 2026019-3041$69,618$92,165$114,691$137,238