H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher V

Occupation profile for Researcher V covers 76 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,000.

FY2026 certified median
$66,000
Total filings
76
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$62,571–$67,340
Top employer
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202440$58,000$56,184$59,796
FY202525$58,990$56,496$62,525
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$66,000$62,571$67,340

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher VFY2024 $58,000; FY2025 $58,990; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$58,000FY2025$58,990FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,000Certified median offer, Researcher VFY2024 $58,000; FY2025 $58,990; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$58,000FY2025$58,990FY2026*$66,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham76 filings

Top cities

  1. Birmingham76 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Researcher V76 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 1382019-1041$51,230$62,462$73,715$84,947
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382011-9121$95,139$127,878$160,618$193,357
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-1021$46,509$55,224$63,939$72,654
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-2012$64,896$94,702$124,509$154,315