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Research Specialist D

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Research Specialist D insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings97All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$74,26373 eligible salary records

Employer names1Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$65,000–$80,660Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*9 filings$84,863 median · n=5

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$50k–$75kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 73 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Research Specialist D97

$74,263 median · n=73 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Philadelphia, PA80

$76,019 median · n=62 eligible

Kennett Square, PA8

$72,000 median · n=3 eligible

Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA8

$64,612 median · n=7 eligible

Kennett Square, PENNSYLVANIA1

$70,298 median · n=1 eligible

Top 4 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

77.3%Certified LCAs

Certified75 77.3%

Certified - Withdrawn21 21.6%

Denied1 1.0%

Denominator: all 97 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania97

$74,263 median · n=73 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$74,263Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$61,200

25th percentile$65,000

Median (50th)$74,263

75th percentile$80,660

90th percentile$84,611

n=73 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

97 matching H-1B filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $84,863.01 /yr I-200-26173-037976 Reported wage: $84,863.01 / year Annualized: $84,863 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-07-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	06/22/2026	08/01/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,821.91 /yr I-200-26161-001895 Reported wage: $80,821.91 / year Annualized: $80,822 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-17 Employment end: 2029-08-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	06/10/2026	08/16/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $89,806.28 /yr I-200-26138-923409 Reported wage: $89,806.28 / year Annualized: $89,806 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-05-26 Employment end: 2029-07-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	05/18/2026	07/09/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $87,184 /yr I-200-23080-866515 Reported wage: $87,184 / year Annualized: $87,184 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-03-17 Employment end: 2026-08-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	03/21/2023	08/09/2023
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $83,253 /yr I-200-24355-563472 Reported wage: $83,253 / year Annualized: $83,253 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-03-17 Employment end: 2028-04-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Kennett Square, PA	12/20/2024	04/27/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $39.72 per hour I-200-26055-661607 Reported wage: $39.72 / hour Annualized: $82,618 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-03-03 Employment end: 2029-03-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	02/24/2026	03/16/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $84,863.01 /yr I-200-26042-633364 Reported wage: $84,863.01 / year Annualized: $84,863 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-02-19 Employment end: 2029-04-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	02/11/2026	04/14/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,224.61 /yr I-200-23320-507616 Reported wage: $80,224.61 / year Annualized: $80,225 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-29 Employment end: 2026-05-24 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	11/16/2023	01/15/2024
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,000 /yr I-200-25358-509700 Reported wage: $80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-02 Employment end: 2029-01-15 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	12/24/2025	01/16/2026
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,075.27 /yr I-200-25227-246123 Reported wage: $80,075.27 / year Annualized: $80,075 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-22 Employment end: 2028-10-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	08/15/2025	11/01/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $84,610.54 /yr I-200-25174-121383 Reported wage: $84,610.54 / year Annualized: $84,611 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-06-30 Employment end: 2028-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	06/23/2025	10/01/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,821.91 /yr I-200-25161-073477 Reported wage: $80,821.91 / year Annualized: $80,822 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-06-17 Employment end: 2028-08-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	06/10/2025	08/15/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,660 /yr I-200-25157-061472 Reported wage: $80,660 / year Annualized: $80,660 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-06-13 Employment end: 2028-09-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	06/06/2025	09/12/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $89,106.16 /yr I-200-25135-979410 Reported wage: $89,106.16 / year Annualized: $89,106 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-05-22 Employment end: 2028-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	05/15/2025	09/01/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $78,000 /yr I-200-25072-773458 Reported wage: $78,000 / year Annualized: $78,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-03-20 Employment end: 2028-08-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	03/13/2025	08/15/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $80,821.91 /yr I-200-24355-564580 Reported wage: $80,821.91 / year Annualized: $80,822 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-31 Employment end: 2027-02-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	12/20/2024	02/08/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $83,852.73 /yr I-200-24347-539274 Reported wage: $83,852.73 / year Annualized: $83,853 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-19 Employment end: 2028-04-27 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	12/12/2024	04/28/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-24344-528526 Reported wage: $75,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-16 Employment end: 2028-02-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	12/09/2024	02/09/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $69,579 /yr I-200-22200-362474 Reported wage: $69,579 / year Annualized: $69,579 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-13 Employment end: 2025-10-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	07/19/2022	11/01/2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-22224-414233 Reported wage: $75,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-04 Employment end: 2025-09-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	08/12/2022	09/27/2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $62,013.61 /yr I-200-24271-371193 Reported wage: $62,013.61 / year Annualized: $62,014 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-04 Employment end: 2028-01-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	09/27/2024	01/02/2025
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $70,000 /yr I-200-22088-018876 Reported wage: $70,000 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-09-27 Employment end: 2025-05-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	03/29/2022	05/23/2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $90,481.1 /yr I-200-24256-333920 Reported wage: $90,481.1 / year Annualized: $90,481 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-09-19 Employment end: 2027-09-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	09/12/2024	09/30/2024
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $84,406 /yr I-200-24249-317745 Reported wage: $84,406 / year Annualized: $84,406 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-09-12 Employment end: 2027-12-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	09/05/2024	12/14/2024
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Research Specialist D	Filing details $84,610.54 /yr I-200-24226-264681 Reported wage: $84,610.54 / year Annualized: $84,611 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-08-20 Employment end: 2025-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Philadelphia, PA	08/13/2024	10/01/2024

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