H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Scholar

Occupation profile for Visiting Scholar covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,000.

FY2026 certified median
$66,000
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,000–$66,000
Top employer
University of Illinois
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$70,429$64,700$92,898
FY20254$64,300$53,782$71,150
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$66,000$66,000$66,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting ScholarFY2024 $70,429; FY2025 $64,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,429FY2025$64,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,000Certified median offer, Visiting ScholarFY2024 $70,429; FY2025 $64,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,429FY2025$64,300FY2026*$66,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Illinois5 filings
  2. Tufts University3 filings
  3. Brandeis University2 filings
  4. DrFirst.com, Inc.2 filings
  5. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund1 filings
  6. Cornell University1 filings
  7. Haverford College1 filings
  8. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY1 filings
  9. Texas A&M University-Texarkana1 filings
  10. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1 filings

Top cities

  1. Urbana5 filings
  2. Waltham2 filings
  3. Baltimore2 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. San Gabriel1 filings
  6. New Orleans1 filings
  7. Medford1 filings
  8. East Lansing1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Haverford1 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
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-2031$59,218$81,598$103,958$126,339
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3093$79,789$96,450$113,110$129,771
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1013$53,685$65,354$77,022$88,691
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1029$46,779$66,102$85,405$104,728
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-3094$79,830$107,640$135,470$163,280
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-3011$76,690$109,242$141,814$174,366
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-2012$70,138$81,474$92,810$104,146
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108025-1021$64,010$91,973$119,937$147,900
    2026-27New Orleans-Metairie, LAArea 3538025-1062$57,320$77,720$98,120$118,520
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182