H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Researcher

Occupation profile for Staff Researcher covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $163,300.

FY2026 certified median
$163,300
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,679–$167,205
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$141,024$121,711$185,312
FY20259$175,684$157,994$191,942
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$163,300$157,679$167,205

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff ResearcherFY2024 $141,024; FY2025 $175,684; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,300$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$141,024FY2025$175,684FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$163,300Certified median offer, Staff ResearcherFY2024 $141,024; FY2025 $175,684; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,300$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$141,024FY2025$175,684FY2026*$163,300
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5 filings
  2. General Motors3 filings
  3. Center for Applied Rationality2 filings
  4. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.2 filings
  5. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies2 filings
  6. Waabi Innovation US Inc.2 filings
  7. DoorDash, Inc.1 filings
  8. GitHub, Inc.1 filings
  9. Jamf Software, LLC1 filings
  10. MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara5 filings
  2. Warren3 filings
  3. Berkeley2 filings
  4. La Jolla2 filings
  5. Sunnyvale2 filings
  6. Milpitas1 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. Atlanta1 filings
  9. Chicago1 filings
  10. Jersey City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1212$104,187$150,218$196,248$242,278
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2021$80,621$92,518$104,416$116,314
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1221$102,107$134,014$165,901$197,808
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2031$63,544$82,098$100,672$119,226
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2099$89,565$109,262$128,939$148,637
    2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1042$69,763$88,982$108,202$127,421
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182