H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Researcher

Occupation profile for Visiting Researcher covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,210.

FY2026 certified median
$187,210
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,316–$250,104
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$177,008$168,501$267,520
FY20253$139,000$109,500$168,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$187,210$124,316$250,104

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting ResearcherFY2024 $177,008; FY2025 $139,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,210$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$177,008FY2025$139,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,210Certified median offer, Visiting ResearcherFY2024 $177,008; FY2025 $139,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,210$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$177,008FY2025$139,000FY2026*$187,210
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc7 filings
  2. EvolutionaryScale PBC2 filings
  3. Washington University2 filings
  4. Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC1 filings
  5. Google LLC1 filings
  6. University of Colorado Denver1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York5 filings
  2. Menlo Park3 filings
  3. St. Louis2 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. Aurora1 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings
  7. Ithaca1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974029-2011$49,691$61,381$73,070$84,760
    2026-27Ithaca, NYArea 2706017-2199$67,205$86,424$105,664$124,883
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1021$69,035$79,414$89,814$100,194
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1221$83,762$107,806$131,872$155,917
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493