Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
LABORATORY SCIENTIST
Occupation profile for LABORATORY SCIENTIST covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $66,000
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $66,000–$66,000
- Top employer
- Kelker Pharma, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $62,000 | $62,000 | $74,880 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $79,622 | $79,622 | $79,622 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $66,000 | $66,000 | $66,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Kelker Pharma, Inc.2 filings
- RUBY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER2 filings
- Saint Louis University2 filings
- TEAM YOUNG INC.1 filings
- University of Minnesota1 filings
Top cities
- Riverside2 filings
- Saint Louis2 filings
- Sheridan2 filings
- Baldwin Park1 filings
- Minneapolis1 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 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan areaArea 3000003 | 29-2011 | $53,602 | $64,584 | $75,566 | $86,549 |
| 2026-27 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 40140 | 19-4021 | $44,554 | $54,974 | $65,374 | $75,795 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 19-1042 | $76,024 | $94,494 | $112,944 | $131,414 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 19-1022 | $68,078 | $84,739 | $101,400 | $118,061 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 19-1022 | $65,770 | $81,453 | $97,115 | $112,798 |