H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Specialist

Occupation profile for Senior Research Specialist covers 253 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,834.

FY2026 certified median
$90,834
Total filings
253
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,340–$111,925
Top employer
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202482$95,472$70,596$121,030
FY2025102$107,515$85,000$118,102
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)69$90,834$82,340$111,925

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research SpecialistFY2024 $95,472; FY2025 $107,515; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,834$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$95,472FY2025$107,515FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$90,834Certified median offer, Senior Research SpecialistFY2024 $95,472; FY2025 $107,515; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,834$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$95,472FY2025$107,515FY2026*$90,834
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY132 filings
  2. The Trustees of Princeton University29 filings
  3. Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC17 filings
  4. Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division11 filings
  5. University of Pittsburgh11 filings
  6. DOW SILICONES CORPORATION10 filings
  7. University of Illinois Chicago8 filings
  8. The Curators of the University of Missouri5 filings
  9. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center4 filings
  10. Vanderbilt University4 filings

Top cities

  1. Midland48 filings
  2. Freeport48 filings
  3. Lake Jackson28 filings
  4. Princeton25 filings
  5. Collegeville21 filings
  6. Buffalo11 filings
  7. Pittsburgh9 filings
  8. Chicago8 filings
  9. Auburn6 filings
  10. Columbia5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY · Senior Research Specialist132 filings
  2. The Trustees of Princeton University · Senior Research Specialist29 filings
  3. Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC · Senior Research Specialist17 filings
  4. University of Pittsburgh · Senior Research Specialist11 filings
  5. Health Research Inc. - Roswell Park Division · Senior Research Specialist11 filings
  6. DOW SILICONES CORPORATION · Senior Research Specialist10 filings
  7. University of Illinois Chicago · Senior Research Specialist8 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 2642019-2032$57,387$72,800$88,192$103,605
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192
2026-27Midland, MIArea 3322019-2032$64,459$91,000$117,520$144,061
2026-27Midland, MIArea 3322017-2041$82,930$94,141$105,331$116,542
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-4061$40,102$52,707$65,312$77,917
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-3011$95,638$134,160$172,682$211,203
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538019-1042$74,714$91,957$109,179$126,422
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2041$86,341$107,557$128,752$149,968
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2031$69,306$93,683$118,040$142,418
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2032$83,179$105,040$126,922$148,782