H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher III - Model Engineering

Occupation profile for Researcher III - Model Engineering covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,720.

FY2026 certified median
$102,720
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,509–$105,220
Top employer
Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$89,200$87,411$92,800
FY20254$92,800$91,705$96,543
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$102,720$95,509$105,220

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher III - Model EngineeringFY2024 $89,200; FY2025 $92,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,720$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$89,200FY2025$92,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,720Certified median offer, Researcher III - Model EngineeringFY2024 $89,200; FY2025 $92,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,720$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$89,200FY2025$92,800FY2026*$102,720
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC10 filings
  2. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC10 filings

Top cities

  1. Golden12 filings
  2. San Mateo3 filings
  3. Folsom1 filings
  4. La Jolla1 filings
  5. Lakewood1 filings
  6. Irving1 filings
  7. Leander1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · Researcher III - Model Engineering10 filings
  2. Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC · Researcher III - Model Engineering10 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2081$71,469$92,352$113,256$134,139
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-2031$86,403$107,994$129,605$151,195
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-2041$75,546$92,186$108,846$125,486
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974019-3011$77,646$102,190$126,734$151,278
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2199$85,197$110,698$136,178$161,678
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821