Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Visiting Faculty Researcher
Occupation profile for Visiting Faculty Researcher covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $300,997.
- FY2026 certified median
- $300,997
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $300,997–$300,997
- Top employer
- Google LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $254,987 | $244,494 | $300,494 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $241,000 | $238,498 | $270,998 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $300,997 | $300,997 | $300,997 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Google LLC8 filings
Top cities
- Chicago2 filings
- Cambridge2 filings
- Philadelphia1 filings
- Pittsburgh1 filings
- Austin1 filings
- Seattle1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1221 | $96,678 | $133,702 | $170,726 | $207,750 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1221 | $75,608 | $109,387 | $143,146 | $176,925 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1221 | $79,914 | $111,987 | $144,082 | $176,155 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1221 | $88,858 | $107,952 | $127,026 | $146,120 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 15-1221 | $101,608 | $119,683 | $137,758 | $155,834 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1221 | $123,302 | $163,072 | $202,862 | $242,632 |