H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Research Assistant Professor

Occupation profile for Visiting Research Assistant Professor covers 31 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $67,000.

FY2026 certified median
$67,000
Total filings
31
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,480–$70,000
Top employer
University of Illinois Chicago
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$73,341$60,500$78,144
FY202516$74,000$68,647$80,196
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$67,000$65,480$70,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Research Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $73,341; FY2025 $74,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $67,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$73,341FY2025$74,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$67,000Certified median offer, Visiting Research Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $73,341; FY2025 $74,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $67,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$73,341FY2025$74,000FY2026*$67,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Illinois Chicago18 filings
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago9 filings
  3. University of Pittsburgh3 filings
  4. Northeastern University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago26 filings
  2. Pittsburgh3 filings
  3. Lemont1 filings
  4. Boston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Illinois Chicago · Visiting Research Assistant Professor18 filings
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago · Visiting Research Assistant Professor9 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2032$93,413$116,771$140,109$163,467
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830025-1032$37,870$60,660$83,450$106,240
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1041$72,030$85,800$99,549$113,318
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2031$80,163$96,533$112,923$129,293