Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lab Specialist
Occupation profile for Lab Specialist covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,483.
- FY2026 certified median
- $83,483
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $65,225–$101,742
- Top employer
- The University of Virginia
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $45,000 | $44,500 | $50,300 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $58,656 | $52,000 | $59,842 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $83,483 | $65,225 | $101,742 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- The University of Virginia9 filings
- University of Utah3 filings
- Nokia of America Corporation1 filings
- Yeshiva University1 filings
Top cities
- Charlottesville9 filings
- Salt Lake City3 filings
- Westford1 filings
- New York1 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 | Charlottesville, VAArea 16820 | 19-4021 | $50,544 | $56,555 | $62,566 | $68,578 |
| 2026-27 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 41620 | 19-4021 | $44,824 | $52,645 | $60,486 | $68,307 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1244 | $83,990 | $102,128 | $120,245 | $138,382 |
| 2026-27 | Charlottesville, VAArea 16820 | 19-2031 | $58,926 | $79,414 | $99,882 | $120,370 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 41620 | 19-2031 | $59,280 | $71,365 | $83,470 | $95,555 |