H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher II

Occupation profile for Researcher II covers 26 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $78,012.

FY2026 certified median
$78,012
Total filings
26
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,344–$85,257
Top employer
University of Wisconsin System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$70,943$65,810$90,000
FY20254$67,870$63,935$71,805
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$78,012$70,344$85,257

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher IIFY2024 $70,943; FY2025 $67,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,012$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,943FY2025$67,870FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$78,012Certified median offer, Researcher IIFY2024 $70,943; FY2025 $67,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,012$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,943FY2025$67,870FY2026*$78,012
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Wisconsin System19 filings
  2. Cognizance Technologies LLC2 filings
  3. Midnight Sun Technologies, LLC2 filings
  4. Akamai Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  5. Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Inc.1 filings
  6. Riot Games, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Madison17 filings
  2. Silver Spring4 filings
  3. Carmel2 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Washington1 filings
  6. Indianapolis1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Wisconsin System · Researcher II19 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 3154019-1029$63,918$74,006$84,094$94,182
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1042$66,955$79,706$92,477$105,227
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-2041$39,666$69,659$99,653$129,646
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1013$57,533$66,414$75,317$84,198
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-3022$66,435$81,120$95,826$110,510
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690029-2011$42,952$52,520$62,109$71,677
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2031$66,373$85,384$104,395$123,406
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1012$54,766$66,768$78,790$90,792