H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Associate Research Scientist covers 972 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,000.

FY2026 certified median
$80,000
Total filings
972
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,000–$89,850
Top employer
Yale University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024353$77,813$72,000$85,797
FY2025343$81,557$75,250$91,822
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)276$80,000$76,000$89,850

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate Research ScientistFY2024 $77,813; FY2025 $81,557; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,813FY2025$81,557FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,000Certified median offer, Associate Research ScientistFY2024 $77,813; FY2025 $81,557; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,813FY2025$81,557FY2026*$80,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Yale University395 filings
  2. Columbia University334 filings
  3. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY30 filings
  4. NYU Grossman School of Medicine28 filings
  5. Johns Hopkins University18 filings
  6. Northeastern University15 filings
  7. The Jackson Laboratory14 filings
  8. The Simons Foundation Inc.13 filings
  9. PPD Development, L.P.12 filings
  10. Texas A&M University11 filings

Top cities

  1. New York382 filings
  2. New Haven371 filings
  3. West Haven21 filings
  4. Baltimore19 filings
  5. Boston15 filings
  6. College Station14 filings
  7. Freeport11 filings
  8. Lake Jackson10 filings
  9. Farmington9 filings
  10. Midland9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Yale University · Associate Research Scientist395 filings
  2. Columbia University · Associate Research Scientist334 filings
  3. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY · Associate Research Scientist30 filings
  4. NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Associate Research Scientist28 filings
  5. Johns Hopkins University · Associate Research Scientist18 filings
  6. Northeastern University · Associate Research Scientist15 filings
  7. The Jackson Laboratory · Associate Research Scientist14 filings
  8. The Simons Foundation Inc. · Associate Research Scientist13 filings
  9. PPD Development, L.P. · Associate Research Scientist12 filings
  10. Texas A&M University · Associate Research Scientist11 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1029$81,578$104,936$128,294$151,653
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1042$78,624$97,614$116,626$135,616
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1021$95,659$116,854$138,050$159,245
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1022$59,509$74,194$88,899$103,584
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192