H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher IV

Occupation profile for Researcher IV covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $53,726.

FY2025 certified median
$53,726
Total filings
11
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$53,726–$53,726
Top employer
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$53,206$53,206$53,206
FY20253$53,726$53,726$53,726

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher IVFY2024 $53,206; FY2025 $53,726$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$53,206FY2025$53,726Certified median offer, Researcher IVFY2024 $53,206; FY2025 $53,726$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$53,206FY2025$53,726
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham9 filings
  2. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine1 filings
  3. University of Mississippi Medical Center1 filings

Top cities

  1. Birmingham9 filings
  2. Springfield1 filings
  3. Jackson1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Researcher IV9 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
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-1042$55,099$67,184$79,248$91,333
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-1029$70,616$84,739$98,862$112,986
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382017-2031$72,800$83,990$95,181$106,371
2026-27Jackson, MSArea 2714019-1042$40,934$50,398$59,883$69,347
2026-27Springfield, ILArea 4410019-1029$51,750$69,805$87,880$105,934