H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Associate

Occupation profile for Staff Research Associate covers 64 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $85,928.

FY2026 certified median
$85,928
Total filings
64
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$67,112–$105,058
Top employer
University of California, Los Angeles
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202424$63,958$60,400$69,244
FY202521$75,502$63,626$85,510
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$85,928$67,112$105,058

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Research AssociateFY2024 $63,958; FY2025 $75,502; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,928$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$63,958FY2025$75,502FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$85,928Certified median offer, Staff Research AssociateFY2024 $63,958; FY2025 $75,502; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,928$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$63,958FY2025$75,502FY2026*$85,928
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, Los Angeles25 filings
  2. University of California, Berkeley11 filings
  3. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center7 filings
  4. Arc Research Institute6 filings
  5. University of California, Davis6 filings
  6. University of California at Santa Barbara3 filings
  7. Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center2 filings
  8. University of California, Riverside2 filings
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE1 filings
  10. University of California, San Francisco1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Angeles25 filings
  2. Berkeley11 filings
  3. Oklahoma City7 filings
  4. Palo Alto6 filings
  5. Davis5 filings
  6. Parlier3 filings
  7. Santa Barbara3 filings
  8. Torrance2 filings
  9. Irvine1 filings
  10. San Francisco1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, Los Angeles · Staff Research Associate25 filings
  2. University of California, Berkeley · Staff Research Associate11 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-1029$55,682$74,568$93,454$112,341
2026-27Fresno, CAArea 2342019-1013$61,485$80,642$99,798$118,955
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220019-4021$49,400$58,011$66,643$75,254
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108011-9121$117,187$156,541$195,915$235,269
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1021$91,582$115,357$139,152$162,926
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-1013$71,282$87,838$104,395$120,952