H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Life Science Research Professional 1

Occupation profile for Life Science Research Professional 1 covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,762.

FY2026 certified median
$70,762
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,982–$71,251
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$67,279$65,000$70,140
FY202518$69,792$66,005$74,266
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$70,762$69,982$71,251

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Life Science Research Professional 1FY2024 $67,279; FY2025 $69,792; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,762$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$67,279FY2025$69,792FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,762Certified median offer, Life Science Research Professional 1FY2024 $67,279; FY2025 $69,792; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,762$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$67,279FY2025$69,792FY2026*$70,762
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University34 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford29 filings
  2. Palo Alto5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Life Science Research Professional 134 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-4021$53,622$66,186$78,749$91,312
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1042$101,109$127,629$154,149$180,669
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9121$167,107$209,518$251,909$294,320
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2099$132,205$153,608$175,032$196,435
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651