H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

CHEMIST

Occupation profile for CHEMIST covers 384 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $78,614.

FY2026 certified median
$78,614
Total filings
384
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,000–$100,526
Top employer
RK PHARMA INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024173$77,854$63,000$90,000
FY2025129$70,000$63,357$85,763
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)82$78,614$65,000$100,526

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, CHEMISTFY2024 $77,854; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,614$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,854FY2025$70,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$78,614Certified median offer, CHEMISTFY2024 $77,854; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,614$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,854FY2025$70,000FY2026*$78,614
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. RK PHARMA INC43 filings
  2. NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.26 filings
  3. Sannova Analytical LLC17 filings
  4. Guardian Drug Company, Inc.12 filings
  5. Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC11 filings
  6. A & B Environmental Services, Inc.10 filings
  7. J-Star Research, Inc.9 filings
  8. NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.9 filings
  9. APPCO Pharma LLC8 filings
  10. Battelle Memorial Institute8 filings

Top cities

  1. Pearl River41 filings
  2. East Windsor29 filings
  3. Somerset21 filings
  4. Dayton12 filings
  5. Piscataway12 filings
  6. Delran11 filings
  7. Houston11 filings
  8. East Brunswick9 filings
  9. Newtown8 filings
  10. Richland8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. RK PHARMA INC · CHEMIST43 filings
  2. NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC. · CHEMIST26 filings
  3. Sannova Analytical LLC · CHEMIST17 filings
  4. Guardian Drug Company, Inc. · CHEMIST12 filings
  5. Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC · CHEMIST11 filings
  6. A & B Environmental Services, Inc. · CHEMIST10 filings
  7. J-Star Research, Inc. · CHEMIST9 filings
  8. NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · CHEMIST9 filings
  9. Battelle Memorial Institute · CHEMIST8 filings
  10. APPCO Pharma LLC · CHEMIST8 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 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2031$64,168$81,661$99,174$116,667
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2031$69,306$93,683$118,040$142,418
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-2031$61,901$78,125$94,349$110,573
2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842019-2031$80,870$101,067$121,243$141,440
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2031$63,544$82,098$100,672$119,226
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2031$78,312$99,715$121,139$142,542
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2031$63,981$82,534$101,067$119,621