H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Associate 4

Occupation profile for Staff Research Associate 4 covers 9 filings across the reporting window. No certified median available for FY2026.

FY2026 certified median
Unavailable
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
Unavailable
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$93,553$93,553$93,553
FY20256$85,558$79,300$85,558
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

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 4FY2024 $93,553; FY2025 $85,558$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,553FY2025$85,558Certified median offer, Staff Research Associate 4FY2024 $93,553; FY2025 $85,558$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,553FY2025$85,558
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO9 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla8 filings
  2. San Diego1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Staff Research Associate 49 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 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2031$91,582$110,261$128,918$147,597
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2042$70,304$91,478$112,653$133,827
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853