H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Researcher

Occupation profile for Senior Researcher covers 107 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $146,548.

FY2026 certified median
$146,548
Total filings
107
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$121,176–$167,148
Top employer
General Motors
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202431$142,000$109,880$182,134
FY202543$143,400$89,902$169,446
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)33$146,548$121,176$167,148

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior ResearcherFY2024 $142,000; FY2025 $143,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,548$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$142,000FY2025$143,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$146,548Certified median offer, Senior ResearcherFY2024 $142,000; FY2025 $143,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,548$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$142,000FY2025$143,400FY2026*$146,548
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. General Motors16 filings
  2. Tencent America LLC16 filings
  3. Fujitsu Research of America, Inc.8 filings
  4. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.7 filings
  5. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL6 filings
  6. University of Louisville6 filings
  7. USG, Inc.4 filings
  8. DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP3 filings
  9. Federal Express Corporation3 filings
  10. University of Oklahoma3 filings

Top cities

  1. Warren14 filings
  2. New York7 filings
  3. Palo Alto6 filings
  4. San Francisco6 filings
  5. Louisville6 filings
  6. Memphis6 filings
  7. Los Angeles5 filings
  8. Pittsburgh5 filings
  9. Austin5 filings
  10. Santa Clara4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. General Motors · Senior Researcher16 filings
  2. Tencent America LLC · Senior Researcher16 filings
  3. Fujitsu Research of America, Inc. · Senior Researcher8 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114019-1042$58,760$74,214$89,648$105,102
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1221$101,608$119,683$137,758$155,834
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-3011$58,947$95,347$131,726$168,126
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942