H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Associate 3

Occupation profile for Staff Research Associate 3 covers 33 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,361.

FY2026 certified median
$83,361
Total filings
33
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,361–$83,361
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$67,778$66,773$71,980
FY202516$78,598$74,454$81,783
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$83,361$83,361$83,361

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Research Associate 3FY2024 $67,778; FY2025 $78,598; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,361$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$67,778FY2025$78,598FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,361Certified median offer, Staff Research Associate 3FY2024 $67,778; FY2025 $78,598; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,361$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$67,778FY2025$78,598FY2026*$83,361
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO30 filings
  2. University of California, San Francisco2 filings
  3. University of California at Santa Barbara1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla30 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. Santa Barbara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Staff Research Associate 330 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-2051$80,600$107,390$134,202$160,992
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2012$89,856$124,613$159,349$194,106
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220019-4021$49,400$58,011$66,643$75,254