H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Senior Research Assistant covers 66 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $60,000.

FY2026 certified median
$60,000
Total filings
66
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$56,846–$75,130
Top employer
Baylor College of Medicine
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$56,264$53,361$64,617
FY202520$56,150$50,232$70,274
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$60,000$56,846$75,130

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research AssistantFY2024 $56,264; FY2025 $56,150; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2024$56,264FY2025$56,150FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$60,000Certified median offer, Senior Research AssistantFY2024 $56,264; FY2025 $56,150; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$20k$40k$60kFY2024$56,264FY2025$56,150FY2026*$60,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Baylor College of Medicine14 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center12 filings
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center9 filings
  4. Vanderbilt University8 filings
  5. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION5 filings
  6. Brigham and Women's Hospital4 filings
  7. Tufts University3 filings
  8. The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City2 filings
  9. Indiana University1 filings
  10. Kennedy Krieger Institute1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston24 filings
  2. New York10 filings
  3. Nashville7 filings
  4. Boston6 filings
  5. Washington5 filings
  6. Kansas City2 filings
  7. Austin2 filings
  8. Fayetteville1 filings
  9. Bloomington1 filings
  10. Medford1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Baylor College of Medicine · Senior Research Assistant14 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Senior Research Assistant12 filings
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Senior Research Assistant9 filings
  4. Vanderbilt University · Senior Research Assistant8 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-4021$39,416$46,550$53,664$60,798
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-4021$44,054$50,939$57,845$64,730
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4061$51,459$62,400$73,320$84,261
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-1029$47,882$61,048$74,214$87,381
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-4061$46,842$53,206$59,592$65,957
2026-27Akron, OHArea 1042019-4021$37,835$44,512$51,210$57,886