H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Investigator

Occupation profile for Senior Investigator covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $142,500.

FY2026 certified median
$142,500
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$141,250–$143,750
Top employer
National Institutes of Health, HHS
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$189,176$142,588$202,759
FY20254$120,674$120,506$148,334
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$142,500$141,250$143,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior InvestigatorFY2024 $189,176; FY2025 $120,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$189,176FY2025$120,674FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$142,500Certified median offer, Senior InvestigatorFY2024 $189,176; FY2025 $120,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$189,176FY2025$120,674FY2026*$142,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. National Institutes of Health, HHS4 filings
  2. AI Proteins, Inc.2 filings
  3. Honeywell International Inc.2 filings
  4. Catalent Pharma Solutions1 filings
  5. HUNTERBROOK MEDIA LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston2 filings
  2. Frederick2 filings
  3. Charlotte2 filings
  4. Bloomington1 filings
  5. Bethesda1 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park1 filings
  7. Brooklyn1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674013-1041$54,621$73,299$91,957$110,635
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402017-2112$69,493$82,638$95,805$108,950
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1042$65,083$86,195$107,286$128,398
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-3023$66,394$164,341$262,267$360,214
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496