H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

User Researcher

Occupation profile for User Researcher covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,000.

FY2026 certified median
$130,000
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$101,000–$173,308
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$156,000$156,000$156,000
FY202511$156,000$127,200$175,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$130,000$101,000$173,308

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, User ResearcherFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $156,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$156,000FY2025$156,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,000Certified median offer, User ResearcherFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $156,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$156,000FY2025$156,000FY2026*$130,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc3 filings
  2. Eliassen Group, LLC2 filings
  3. 1X Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  4. ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC1 filings
  5. ByteDance Inc.1 filings
  6. Epic Games, Inc.1 filings
  7. Grammarly, Inc.1 filings
  8. Lumia Health Inc1 filings
  9. Real Hire, Inc.1 filings
  10. SAG Producers Pension Plan1 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park3 filings
  2. Alameda1 filings
  3. Burbank1 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. San Mateo1 filings
  7. San Rafael1 filings
  8. Sherman Oaks1 filings
  9. Sunnyvale1 filings
  10. Allston1 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2031$79,269$99,715$120,141$140,587
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1255$76,440$99,965$123,469$146,994
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-3022$57,221$72,384$87,568$102,731
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1255$77,459$103,688$129,938$156,166
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-3022$61,402$76,794$92,186$107,578
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1255$93,725$127,546$161,387$195,208
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194013-1161$78,395$116,085$153,754$191,443