H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Basic Life Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Basic Life Research Scientist covers 243 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,000.

FY2026 certified median
$83,000
Total filings
243
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$80,250–$88,207
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202492$80,000$76,000$84,000
FY2025103$82,000$78,000$87,180
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)48$83,000$80,250$88,207

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Basic Life Research ScientistFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $82,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$80,000FY2025$82,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,000Certified median offer, Basic Life Research ScientistFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $82,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$80,000FY2025$82,000FY2026*$83,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University243 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford199 filings
  2. Palo Alto41 filings
  3. Redwood City2 filings
  4. Pacific Grove1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Basic Life Research Scientist243 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1042$101,109$127,629$154,149$180,669
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1022$76,586$100,318$124,072$147,805
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-3039$59,197$103,542$147,867$192,213
2026-27Salinas, CAArea 4150019-1029$74,859$92,414$109,970$127,525
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1041$100,526$120,515$140,483$160,472
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757