H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Lead Research Scientist covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,499.

FY2026 certified median
$176,499
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,964–$210,665
Top employer
FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$145,288$102,474$180,134
FY20254$142,275$125,650$166,513
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$176,499$132,964$210,665

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Research ScientistFY2024 $145,288; FY2025 $142,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,499$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$145,288FY2025$142,275FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,499Certified median offer, Lead Research ScientistFY2024 $145,288; FY2025 $142,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,499$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$145,288FY2025$142,275FY2026*$176,499
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY3 filings
  2. Purdue University3 filings
  3. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center2 filings
  4. Latent AI Inc2 filings
  5. ROBERT BOSCH LLC2 filings
  6. ScanlineVFX LA LLC2 filings
  7. 84.51 LLC1 filings
  8. Actava.ai, Inc.1 filings
  9. Croda Inc.1 filings
  10. Gentherm Incorporated1 filings

Top cities

  1. West Lafayette3 filings
  2. Norwood3 filings
  3. Los Angeles2 filings
  4. Sunnyvale2 filings
  5. Princeton2 filings
  6. New York2 filings
  7. Seattle2 filings
  8. Los Gatos1 filings
  9. Pleasanton1 filings
  10. Boston1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2111$98,051$117,166$136,302$155,418
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982011-9121$73,154$107,182$141,232$175,261
    2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2071$75,483$86,840$98,197$109,554
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994