H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Research Associate

Occupation profile for Visiting Research Associate covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $101,400.

FY2025 certified median
$101,400
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$89,700–$113,100
Top employer
Washington University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$85,000$67,500$102,500
FY20253$101,400$89,700$113,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Research AssociateFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $101,400$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$85,000FY2025$101,400Certified median offer, Visiting Research AssociateFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $101,400$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$85,000FY2025$101,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Washington University2 filings
  2. Indiana University1 filings
  3. Johns Hopkins University1 filings
  4. The Trustees of Princeton University1 filings
  5. University of Illinois at Chicago1 filings

Top cities

  1. St. Louis2 filings
  2. Chicago1 filings
  3. Bloomington1 filings
  4. Baltimore1 filings
  5. Princeton1 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
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1021$69,035$79,414$89,814$100,194
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1022$58,573$75,941$93,288$110,656
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402019-1021$49,213$68,078$86,923$105,789
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2021$74,131$98,696$123,261$147,826
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2032$92,248$104,894$117,541$130,187