H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Research Assistant

Occupation profile for Sr. Research Assistant covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $60,000.

FY2026 certified median
$60,000
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$59,241–$60,000
Top employer
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20256$55,102$54,250$56,902
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$60,000$59,241$60,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Research AssistantFY2025 $55,102; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$20,000$40,000$60,000FY2025$55,102FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$60,000Certified median offer, Sr. Research AssistantFY2025 $55,102; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$20k$40k$60kFY2025$55,102FY2026*$60,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center15 filings
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital1 filings
  3. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston15 filings
  2. Washington1 filings
  3. Boston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Sr. Research Assistant15 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-4061$51,459$62,400$73,320$84,261