H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Research Specialist

Occupation profile for Visiting Research Specialist covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $63,335.

FY2026 certified median
$63,335
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$59,732–$63,960
Top employer
University of Illinois Chicago
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$52,965$52,000$54,177
FY202510$61,200$58,926$63,960
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$63,335$59,732$63,960

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Research SpecialistFY2024 $52,965; FY2025 $61,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,335$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$52,965FY2025$61,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$63,335Certified median offer, Visiting Research SpecialistFY2024 $52,965; FY2025 $61,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,335$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$52,965FY2025$61,200FY2026*$63,335
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Illinois Chicago14 filings
  2. University of Illinois5 filings
  3. University of Illinois at Chicago4 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago18 filings
  2. Urbana4 filings
  3. Champaign1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Illinois Chicago · Visiting Research Specialist14 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 1698019-1021$58,781$78,957$99,154$119,330
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4061$40,269$54,246$68,224$82,202
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658011-9121$73,341$94,099$114,878$135,637
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1021$60,902$81,661$102,440$123,198
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1022$53,144$61,173$69,202$77,230
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-2012$52,520$96,346$140,192$184,018
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658025-1071$75,720$104,217$132,713$161,210
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266