H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Project Scientist

Occupation profile for Associate Project Scientist covers 47 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,800.

FY2026 certified median
$103,800
Total filings
47
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,300–$114,725
Top employer
University of California, Los Angeles
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$89,050$87,000$103,375
FY202522$94,300$90,100$103,900
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$103,800$93,300$114,725

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate Project ScientistFY2024 $89,050; FY2025 $94,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,800$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$89,050FY2025$94,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$103,800Certified median offer, Associate Project ScientistFY2024 $89,050; FY2025 $94,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,800$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$89,050FY2025$94,300FY2026*$103,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, Los Angeles12 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO11 filings
  3. University of California, Berkeley10 filings
  4. University of California, Davis6 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE6 filings
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz2 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Angeles12 filings
  2. La Jolla11 filings
  3. Berkeley10 filings
  4. Irvine6 filings
  5. Davis5 filings
  6. Santa Cruz2 filings
  7. Sacramento1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, Los Angeles · Associate Project Scientist12 filings
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · Associate Project Scientist11 filings
  3. University of California, Berkeley · Associate Project Scientist10 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-1013$71,282$87,838$104,395$120,952
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1022$89,024$112,320$135,637$158,933
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2012$98,405$131,726$165,048$198,370
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-1029$67,621$84,427$101,234$118,040
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1022$68,827$86,154$103,480$120,806
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1042$87,464$108,160$128,856$149,552
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818