H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Associate IV

Occupation profile for Staff Research Associate IV covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $89,836.

FY2026 certified median
$89,836
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,252–$93,538
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$79,861$79,861$79,861
FY20257$82,257$81,456$82,671
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$89,836$87,252$93,538

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 IVFY2024 $79,861; FY2025 $82,257; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,836$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$79,861FY2025$82,257FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$89,836Certified median offer, Staff Research Associate IVFY2024 $79,861; FY2025 $82,257; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,836$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$79,861FY2025$82,257FY2026*$89,836
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO16 filings
  2. Northern California Institute for Research and Education1 filings
  3. University of California, San Francisco1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla16 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Staff Research Associate IV16 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 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-9121$141,773$179,774$217,797$255,798
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501