H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Associate III

Occupation profile for Staff Research Associate III covers 40 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,925.

FY2026 certified median
$80,925
Total filings
40
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$74,757–$82,550
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$68,446$68,446$77,079
FY202519$77,067$72,628$80,965
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$80,925$74,757$82,550

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 IIIFY2024 $68,446; FY2025 $77,067; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,925$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,446FY2025$77,067FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,925Certified median offer, Staff Research Associate IIIFY2024 $68,446; FY2025 $77,067; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,925$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,446FY2025$77,067FY2026*$80,925
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO38 filings
  2. Northern California Institute for Research and Education1 filings
  3. University of California, San Francisco1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla38 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Staff Research Associate III38 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 4174019-2042$70,304$91,478$112,653$133,827
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2043$84,386$104,104$123,822$143,541