H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering

Occupation profile for Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $98,435.

FY2026 certified median
$98,435
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,442–$103,026
Top employer
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$93,058$90,262$96,385
FY202510$101,918$99,581$103,781
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$98,435$93,442$103,026

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher III - Mechanical EngineeringFY2024 $93,058; FY2025 $101,918; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,435$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,058FY2025$101,918FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$98,435Certified median offer, Researcher III - Mechanical EngineeringFY2024 $93,058; FY2025 $101,918; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,435$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,058FY2025$101,918FY2026*$98,435
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC16 filings
  2. Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC6 filings

Top cities

  1. Golden11 filings
  2. Arvada8 filings
  3. Lakewood3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering16 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
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2199$87,422$110,614$133,806$156,998
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2141$85,010$105,477$125,923$146,390
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-1011$76,565$94,453$112,362$130,250
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2112$84,386$99,736$115,086$130,437