H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Scientist

Occupation profile for Assistant Scientist covers 218 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,922.

FY2026 certified median
$73,922
Total filings
218
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$67,000–$81,845
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202486$70,000$66,228$84,094
FY202587$80,000$72,946$90,063
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)45$73,922$67,000$81,845

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant ScientistFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,922$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,000FY2025$80,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$73,922Certified median offer, Assistant ScientistFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,922$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,000FY2025$80,000FY2026*$73,922
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA52 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI52 filings
  3. Johns Hopkins University19 filings
  4. Temple University--A Commonwealth University18 filings
  5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai11 filings
  6. University of Wisconsin System9 filings
  7. Indiana University8 filings
  8. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution8 filings
  9. Henry Ford Health System7 filings
  10. UChicago Argonne LLC7 filings

Top cities

  1. Gainesville49 filings
  2. Miami48 filings
  3. Baltimore18 filings
  4. Philadelphia18 filings
  5. Madison12 filings
  6. New York11 filings
  7. Bloomington8 filings
  8. Lemont7 filings
  9. Woods Hole7 filings
  10. Detroit7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Assistant Scientist52 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI · Assistant Scientist52 filings
  3. Johns Hopkins University · Assistant Scientist19 filings
  4. Temple University--A Commonwealth University · Assistant Scientist18 filings
  5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Assistant Scientist11 filings
  6. University of Wisconsin System · Assistant Scientist9 filings
  7. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Assistant Scientist8 filings
  8. Indiana University · Assistant Scientist8 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
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1029$57,179$74,984$92,810$110,614
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-1042$59,634$79,102$98,550$118,019
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-1029$43,118$57,470$71,802$86,154
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1042$68,994$96,741$124,509$152,256
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1041$76,086$89,107$102,107$115,128
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-1021$75,525$108,826$142,106$175,406
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-2012$145,059$186,826$228,571$270,338