Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Founding Research Scientist
Occupation profile for Founding Research Scientist covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $220,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $220,000
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $177,492–$295,000
- Top employer
- Assured Robot Intelligence, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $255,000 | $255,000 | $255,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $220,000 | $177,492 | $295,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Assured Robot Intelligence, Inc.3 filings
- Moonlake AI Inc.2 filings
- Breakpoint Al Inc.1 filings
- HearVana.ai, Inc.1 filings
- Nuance Labs, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Diego3 filings
- Seattle2 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- San Franicsco1 filings
- San Mateo1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 17-2199 | $85,197 | $110,698 | $136,178 | $161,678 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1221 | $123,302 | $163,072 | $202,862 | $242,632 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2051 | $93,912 | $127,026 | $160,118 | $193,232 |