H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Research Scientist

Occupation profile for AI Research Scientist covers 118 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $237,770.

FY2026 certified median
$237,770
Total filings
118
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$195,093–$280,568
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$210,000$176,000$232,000
FY202528$203,350$180,110$225,474
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)69$237,770$195,093$280,568

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI Research ScientistFY2024 $210,000; FY2025 $203,350; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $237,770$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$210,000FY2025$203,350FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$237,770Certified median offer, AI Research ScientistFY2024 $210,000; FY2025 $203,350; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $237,770$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$210,000FY2025$203,350FY2026*$237,770
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc92 filings
  2. Two Sigma Investments, LP4 filings
  3. Miromind, Inc.3 filings
  4. Autodesk, Inc.2 filings
  5. Domyn, Inc.2 filings
  6. Helport AI Inc.2 filings
  7. RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC2 filings
  8. APODEX US, INC.1 filings
  9. ARCEE AI INC1 filings
  10. Chai Research Corp1 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park51 filings
  2. New York20 filings
  3. Bellevue10 filings
  4. San Francisco4 filings
  5. Sunnyvale4 filings
  6. Pittsburgh4 filings
  7. Redmond4 filings
  8. Seattle3 filings
  9. Burlingame2 filings
  10. San Diego2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · AI Research Scientist92 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1221$101,608$119,683$137,758$155,834
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1221$83,762$107,806$131,872$155,917
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-1221$100,277$121,555$142,813$164,091