H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Inventive Scientist

Occupation profile for Lead Inventive Scientist covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $194,163.

FY2026 certified median
$194,163
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$190,831–$195,216
Top employer
AT&T SERVICES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$190,181$190,181$190,324
FY20253$190,000$190,000$196,325
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$194,163$190,831$195,216

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Inventive ScientistFY2024 $190,181; FY2025 $190,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,163$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$190,181FY2025$190,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$194,163Certified median offer, Lead Inventive ScientistFY2024 $190,181; FY2025 $190,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,163$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$190,181FY2025$190,000FY2026*$194,163
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC.15 filings

Top cities

  1. Bedminster10 filings
  2. Bedminister1 filings
  3. Middletown1 filings
  4. Raritan1 filings
  5. Dallas1 filings
  6. Plano1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · Lead Inventive Scientist15 filings

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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1221$75,317$107,141$138,986$170,810
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966