Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Associate Scientist III
Occupation profile for Associate Scientist III covers 24 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $116,592.
- FY2026 certified median
- $116,592
- Total filings
- 24
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $115,796–$117,387
- Top employer
- Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 10 | $60,902 | $60,902 | $62,000 |
| FY2025 | 12 | $96,616 | $89,950 | $101,443 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $116,592 | $115,796 | $117,387 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation8 filings
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research5 filings
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3 filings
- Insitro, Inc.3 filings
- Elephas Biosciences Corporation2 filings
- Inventprise Inc2 filings
- ARx, LLC1 filings
Top cities
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Boulder, COArea 14500 | 19-2021 | $83,013 | $103,251 | $123,490 | $143,728 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |
| 2026-27 | Madison, WIArea 31540 | 17-2031 | $77,501 | $96,741 | $115,960 | $135,200 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-1021 | $95,659 | $116,854 | $138,050 | $159,245 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-4021 | $46,301 | $55,702 | $65,083 | $74,485 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-1029 | $81,578 | $104,936 | $128,294 | $151,653 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 19-1021 | $70,512 | $81,411 | $92,290 | $103,189 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 19-2031 | $69,680 | $85,987 | $102,315 | $118,622 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2051 | $92,830 | $118,040 | $143,250 | $168,459 |