H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Staff Scientist

Occupation profile for Associate Staff Scientist covers 61 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $71,330.

FY2026 certified median
$71,330
Total filings
61
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,182–$84,791
Top employer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$69,250$68,275$87,696
FY202524$70,000$66,373$77,428
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$71,330$68,182$84,791

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate Staff ScientistFY2024 $69,250; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,330$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$69,250FY2025$70,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$71,330Certified median offer, Associate Staff ScientistFY2024 $69,250; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,330$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$69,250FY2025$70,000FY2026*$71,330
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center32 filings
  2. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology15 filings
  3. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab5 filings
  4. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences3 filings
  5. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation2 filings
  6. Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc.1 filings
  7. PHYKION INC.1 filings
  8. Viridos, Inc.1 filings
  9. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cincinnati32 filings
  2. Philadelphia15 filings
  3. Menlo Park5 filings
  4. Little Rock3 filings
  5. La Jolla2 filings
  6. Oklahoma City2 filings
  7. Cary1 filings
  8. Winston-Salem1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Associate Staff Scientist32 filings
  2. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology · Associate Staff Scientist15 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
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-1042$59,509$81,266$103,022$124,779
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-1042$63,190$82,909$102,606$122,325
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-1042$62,629$75,462$88,317$101,150
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714019-1029$70,574$91,000$111,405$131,830
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078019-1029$52,520$67,766$82,992$98,238
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-2051$75,712$99,923$124,155$148,366
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2031$82,410$106,517$130,624$154,731