H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

STAFF RESEARCH PHYSICIST

Occupation profile for STAFF RESEARCH PHYSICIST covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,000.

FY2026 certified median
$144,000
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,000–$144,000
Top employer
The Trustees of Princeton University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$123,185$120,563$127,393
FY20258$126,099$126,099$126,099
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$144,000$144,000$144,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, STAFF RESEARCH PHYSICISTFY2024 $123,185; FY2025 $126,099; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$123,185FY2025$126,099FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,000Certified median offer, STAFF RESEARCH PHYSICISTFY2024 $123,185; FY2025 $126,099; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$123,185FY2025$126,099FY2026*$144,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University20 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton15 filings
  2. San Diego4 filings
  3. Santa Clara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University · STAFF RESEARCH PHYSICIST20 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
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2012$99,632$126,235$152,838$179,442
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2012$89,856$124,613$159,349$194,106
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2161$109,886$115,648$121,389$127,150
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2012$126,818$157,955$189,072$220,210