H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Social Science Research Scholar

Occupation profile for Social Science Research Scholar covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,000.

FY2026 certified median
$105,000
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$100,000–$110,000
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$104,600$102,300$106,900
FY20258$106,000$102,250$110,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$105,000$100,000$110,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Social Science Research ScholarFY2024 $104,600; FY2025 $106,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$104,600FY2025$106,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$105,000Certified median offer, Social Science Research ScholarFY2024 $104,600; FY2025 $106,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$104,600FY2025$106,000FY2026*$105,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University17 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford12 filings
  2. Palo Alto2 filings
  3. Springfield1 filings
  4. Pittsburgh1 filings
  5. Vancouver1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Social Science Research Scholar17 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 4194019-3011$89,523$116,542$143,582$170,602
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-3099$82,680$97,781$112,902$128,003
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-3041$91,832$109,678$127,546$145,392
2026-27Eugene-Springfield, ORArea 2166019-3041$69,618$92,165$114,691$137,238
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-3011$93,933$111,322$128,710$146,099
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890019-3041$69,618$92,165$114,691$137,238
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1099$77,376$114,712$152,027$189,363
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2041$83,658$103,854$124,072$144,269