H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chief Scientist

Occupation profile for Chief Scientist covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $232,498.

FY2026 certified median
$232,498
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$178,550–$259,374
Top employer
FiSensor Technology LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$180,000$145,600$350,000
FY20255$159,182$150,000$300,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$232,498$178,550$259,374

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chief ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $159,182; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $232,498$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$159,182FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$232,498Certified median offer, Chief ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $159,182; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $232,498$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$180,000FY2025$159,182FY2026*$232,498
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FiSensor Technology LLC2 filings
  2. Aescape Inc.1 filings
  3. aiMai.ai, Inc.1 filings
  4. Lumos Health PBC1 filings
  5. Penderia Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  6. Psynk Inc.1 filings
  7. Rentastic Inc.1 filings
  8. Reve AI, Inc.1 filings
  9. Scientific Horizons Consulting LLC1 filings
  10. Tensormesh, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto3 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. New York2 filings
  4. Cupertino1 filings
  5. Foster City1 filings
  6. Irvine1 filings
  7. Boynton Beach1 filings
  8. Boston1 filings
  9. Chevy Chase1 filings
  10. Durham1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9121$175,864$217,776$259,667$301,579
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1221$85,072$118,123$151,174$184,226
    2026-27Eugene-Springfield, ORArea 2166017-2031$94,494$109,138$123,781$138,424
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2031$64,501$81,744$98,966$116,210
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2141$69,285$87,069$104,874$122,658
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530