H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Security Researcher

Occupation profile for Security Researcher covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,000.

FY2026 certified median
$180,000
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,650–$211,669
Top employer
Intel Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$129,261$118,581$139,680
FY202512$128,685$114,203$145,049
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$180,000$130,650$211,669

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Security ResearcherFY2024 $129,261; FY2025 $128,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$129,261FY2025$128,685FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,000Certified median offer, Security ResearcherFY2024 $129,261; FY2025 $128,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$129,261FY2025$128,685FY2026*$180,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Intel Corporation25 filings
  2. DepthFirst AI, Inc.3 filings
  3. Nokia of America Corporation2 filings
  4. Corelight, Inc.1 filings
  5. Musarubra US, LLC1 filings
  6. TikTok Inc.1 filings
  7. Verabit Labs Ltd1 filings
  8. Zscaler, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Hillsboro9 filings
  2. Austin7 filings
  3. Folsom5 filings
  4. San Francisco3 filings
  5. San Jose2 filings
  6. Dallas2 filings
  7. Williamsburg2 filings
  8. Moreno Valley1 filings
  9. Oakland1 filings
  10. Rockville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Intel Corporation · Security Researcher25 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
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1212$81,744$106,995$132,267$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1212$87,090$111,862$136,656$161,429
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1212$87,651$123,178$158,725$194,251
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090011-9041$146,224$170,976$195,749$220,501
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1212$83,512$111,862$140,213$168,563
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1212$104,187$150,218$196,248$242,278
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726015-1212$78,853$100,942$123,032$145,122
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1212$88,858$111,218$133,557$155,917
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1221$75,317$107,141$138,986$170,810
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1212$95,368$122,200$149,011$175,843