H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Scientist

Occupation profile for Lead Scientist covers 31 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,024.

FY2026 certified median
$102,024
Total filings
31
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$101,700–$129,780
Top employer
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$122,086$104,677$149,087
FY202511$121,639$84,825$142,774
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$102,024$101,700$129,780

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead ScientistFY2024 $122,086; FY2025 $121,639; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,024$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$122,086FY2025$121,639FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,024Certified median offer, Lead ScientistFY2024 $122,086; FY2025 $121,639; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,024$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$122,086FY2025$121,639FY2026*$102,024
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL4 filings
  2. Fusion Energy Solutions3 filings
  3. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska2 filings
  4. Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC2 filings
  5. SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US LLC2 filings
  6. Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory2 filings
  7. The Curators of the University of Missouri2 filings
  8. Akoya Biosciences, Inc.1 filings
  9. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC1 filings
  10. Biovest International, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Memphis4 filings
  2. Tempe3 filings
  3. Roswell2 filings
  4. Shoreview2 filings
  5. Columbia2 filings
  6. Lincoln2 filings
  7. Santa Monica1 filings
  8. Atlanta1 filings
  9. Champaign1 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
    2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2199$66,622$90,730$114,837$138,944
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-2032$64,792$81,453$98,093$114,754
    2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-1029$58,490$70,200$81,931$93,642
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1029$51,563$67,267$82,971$98,675
    2026-27Amarillo, TXArea 1110011-9121$62,795$91,229$119,642$148,075
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-1029$74,922$86,278$97,656$109,013
    2026-27Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAArea 1398019-2032$96,574$114,130$131,706$149,261
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947