H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Computational Scientist

Occupation profile for Computational Scientist covers 59 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $116,886.

FY2026 certified median
$116,886
Total filings
59
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,144–$163,251
Top employer
UChicago Argonne LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$110,000$100,462$140,645
FY202525$114,125$100,880$134,400
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$116,886$98,144$163,251

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Computational ScientistFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $114,125; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $116,886$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$110,000FY2025$114,125FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$116,886Certified median offer, Computational ScientistFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $114,125; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $116,886$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$110,000FY2025$114,125FY2026*$116,886
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UChicago Argonne LLC7 filings
  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai5 filings
  3. UT Southwestern Medical Center5 filings
  4. The Broad Institute, Inc.3 filings
  5. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center3 filings
  6. Abagy Robotic Systems, Inc.2 filings
  7. Altos Labs Inc.2 filings
  8. Artephi Computing Inc.2 filings
  9. California Institute of Technology2 filings
  10. ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company2 filings

Top cities

  1. Lemont7 filings
  2. New York6 filings
  3. Dallas5 filings
  4. Cambridge4 filings
  5. Durham4 filings
  6. Houston3 filings
  7. Redwood City2 filings
  8. Buffalo Grove2 filings
  9. Ithaca2 filings
  10. Pittsburgh2 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2012$83,616$111,155$138,674$166,213
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2021$74,131$98,696$123,261$147,826
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2032$93,413$116,771$140,109$163,467
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2041$68,016$88,275$108,534$128,794
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1221$85,072$118,123$151,174$184,226