H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Biological Scientist

Occupation profile for Biological Scientist covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,130.

FY2026 certified median
$127,130
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,250–$138,466
Top employer
Kelly Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$83,200$76,600$101,600
FY20256$86,570$86,320$93,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$127,130$117,250$138,466

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Biological ScientistFY2024 $83,200; FY2025 $86,570; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,130$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$83,200FY2025$86,570FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,130Certified median offer, Biological ScientistFY2024 $83,200; FY2025 $86,570; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,130$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$83,200FY2025$86,570FY2026*$127,130
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Kelly Services, Inc.3 filings
  2. CD Biosciences Inc.2 filings
  3. Avance Biosciences Inc.1 filings
  4. CENTRILLION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1 filings
  5. Contemporaries, Inc.1 filings
  6. Diatom Biolab Inc1 filings
  7. JVT Advisors LLC1 filings
  8. M&K BIOSCIENCES INC1 filings
  9. Northeast Bioanalytical Laboratories LLC1 filings
  10. Protheragen Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Bethesda3 filings
  2. Shirley2 filings
  3. Los Angeles1 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. Hamden1 filings
  6. Waltham1 filings
  7. Baltimore1 filings
  8. Gaithersburg1 filings
  9. Rockville1 filings
  10. Holbrook1 filings

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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530019-1029$81,578$104,936$128,294$151,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019