H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Scientist

Occupation profile for AI Scientist covers 92 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $280,000.

FY2026 certified median
$280,000
Total filings
92
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,500–$310,000
Top employer
Mistral AI, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$180,000$141,500$320,000
FY202521$240,000$142,263$280,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)63$280,000$163,500$310,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $240,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $280,000$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$240,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$280,000Certified median offer, AI ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $240,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $280,000$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$180,000FY2025$240,000FY2026*$280,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Mistral AI, Inc.44 filings
  2. Intuit Inc.9 filings
  3. Morpheus AI, LLC6 filings
  4. Dematic Corp.4 filings
  5. SAP Labs, LLC4 filings
  6. Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc.4 filings
  7. Sorenson Communications, LLC3 filings
  8. GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC2 filings
  9. Roblox Corporation2 filings
  10. Aizen Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto48 filings
  2. San Mateo8 filings
  3. New York5 filings
  4. Mountain View4 filings
  5. San Francisco4 filings
  6. Atlanta4 filings
  7. Sacramento2 filings
  8. San Diego2 filings
  9. North Potomac2 filings
  10. Charlotte2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Mistral AI, Inc. · AI Scientist44 filings
  2. Intuit Inc. · AI Scientist9 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-2051$79,165$95,867$112,570$129,272
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1221$83,762$107,806$131,872$155,917