H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher I

Occupation profile for Researcher I covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,056.

FY2026 certified median
$66,056
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,000–$73,500
Top employer
University of Wisconsin System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$70,000$66,847$106,716
FY202516$76,823$70,700$105,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$66,056$65,000$73,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher IFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $76,823; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,056$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,000FY2025$76,823FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,056Certified median offer, Researcher IFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $76,823; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,056$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,000FY2025$76,823FY2026*$66,056
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Wisconsin System37 filings
  2. Mathematica Inc.2 filings
  3. Nissan North America, Inc.2 filings
  4. The Sphere Institute2 filings
  5. Utah State University1 filings
  6. WHOOP Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Madison34 filings
  2. Santa Clara2 filings
  3. Chicago2 filings
  4. Fort Lee2 filings
  5. Burlingame1 filings
  6. Washington1 filings
  7. Boston1 filings
  8. Columbus1 filings
  9. Logan1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Wisconsin System · Researcher I37 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
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1042$66,955$79,706$92,477$105,227
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1029$63,918$74,006$84,094$94,182
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-4021$45,178$50,773$56,347$61,942
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1012$54,766$66,768$78,790$90,792
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1013$57,533$66,414$75,317$84,198
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1023$49,442$60,091$70,762$81,411
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-2021$77,626$92,830$108,056$123,261
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-2031$56,971$68,390$79,830$91,250
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366