H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Scientist

Occupation profile for Associate Scientist covers 471 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,811.

FY2026 certified median
$83,811
Total filings
471
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,520–$100,000
Top employer
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024147$85,301$73,935$105,000
FY2025178$87,299$75,000$107,724
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)146$83,811$65,520$100,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate ScientistFY2024 $85,301; FY2025 $87,299; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,811$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$85,301FY2025$87,299FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,811Certified median offer, Associate ScientistFY2024 $85,301; FY2025 $87,299; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,811$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$85,301FY2025$87,299FY2026*$83,811
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai49 filings
  2. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL36 filings
  3. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.24 filings
  4. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC22 filings
  5. Temple University--A Commonwealth University22 filings
  6. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC20 filings
  7. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab17 filings
  8. Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation9 filings
  9. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.9 filings
  10. PPD Development, L.P.8 filings

Top cities

  1. New York51 filings
  2. Cambridge48 filings
  3. Batavia42 filings
  4. Memphis36 filings
  5. Tarrytown24 filings
  6. Philadelphia22 filings
  7. Menlo Park17 filings
  8. Cranbury14 filings
  9. Watertown11 filings
  10. San Francisco10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Associate Scientist49 filings
  2. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Associate Scientist36 filings
  3. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Associate Scientist24 filings
  4. Temple University--A Commonwealth University · Associate Scientist22 filings
  5. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC · Associate Scientist22 filings
  6. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC · Associate Scientist20 filings
  7. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab · Associate Scientist17 filings
  8. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. · Associate Scientist9 filings
  9. Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation · Associate Scientist9 filings
  10. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI · Associate 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128