H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Ames Laboratory Scientist I

Occupation profile for Ames Laboratory Scientist I covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $82,000.

FY2026 certified median
$82,000
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$80,000–$86,500
Top employer
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$83,500$81,000$83,500
FY20257$80,000$79,313$81,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$82,000$80,000$86,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Ames Laboratory Scientist IFY2024 $83,500; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$83,500FY2025$80,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$82,000Certified median offer, Ames Laboratory Scientist IFY2024 $83,500; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$83,500FY2025$80,000FY2026*$82,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology25 filings

Top cities

  1. Ames25 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology · Ames Laboratory Scientist I25 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
2026-27Ames, IAArea 1118019-2032$60,091$79,768$99,445$119,122
2026-27Ames, IAArea 1118017-2041$86,840$99,382$111,946$124,488
2026-27Ames, IAArea 1118019-2031$59,238$75,691$92,144$108,597