Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Research Specialist
Occupation profile for Sr. Research Specialist covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $68,674.
- FY2026 certified median
- $68,674
- Total filings
- 25
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $62,999–$70,796
- Top employer
- Johns Hopkins University
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| FY2025 | 14 | $70,000 | $60,934 | $75,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $68,674 | $62,999 | $70,796 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Johns Hopkins University20 filings
- Avery Dennison Corporation2 filings
- HMH Hospitals Corporation1 filings
- The Curators of the University of Missouri1 filings
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center1 filings
Top cities
- Baltimore20 filings
- Mill Hall2 filings
- Nutley1 filings
- Memphis1 filings
- Huntington1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 19-4021 | $40,435 | $48,027 | $55,619 | $63,211 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 19-1029 | $76,606 | $96,283 | $115,981 | $135,658 |
| 2026-27 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaArea 4200003 | 19-2031 | $62,982 | $81,370 | $99,736 | $118,123 |
| 2026-27 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHArea 26580 | 19-1029 | $52,021 | $64,958 | $77,875 | $90,813 |
| 2026-27 | Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 32820 | 19-1021 | $96,949 | $123,635 | $150,301 | $176,987 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-4021 | $46,301 | $55,702 | $65,083 | $74,485 |