H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Researcher

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Researcher covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,454.

FY2026 certified median
$181,454
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$181,454–$181,454
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$179,506$170,048$179,506
FY20252$178,771$173,296$184,245
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$181,454$181,454$181,454

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff ResearcherFY2024 $179,506; FY2025 $178,771; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,454$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$179,506FY2025$178,771FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,454Certified median offer, Senior Staff ResearcherFY2024 $179,506; FY2025 $178,771; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,454$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$179,506FY2025$178,771FY2026*$181,454
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Researcher9 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1212$104,187$150,218$196,248$242,278
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653