H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

HW / Specialized Research Scientist

Occupation profile for HW / Specialized Research Scientist covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $222,127.

FY2026 certified median
$222,127
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$221,716–$222,539
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$180,105$180,105$180,105
FY20251$214,311$214,311$214,311
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$222,127$221,716$222,539

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, HW / Specialized Research ScientistFY2024 $180,105; FY2025 $214,311; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,127$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$180,105FY2025$214,311FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$222,127Certified median offer, HW / Specialized Research ScientistFY2024 $180,105; FY2025 $214,311; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,127$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$180,105FY2025$214,311FY2026*$222,127
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc5 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale2 filings
  2. Redmond2 filings
  3. Burlingame1 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
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493