H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Life Science Research Professional 2

Occupation profile for Life Science Research Professional 2 covers 53 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $91,000.

FY2026 certified median
$91,000
Total filings
53
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,223–$93,623
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$82,048$80,125$86,509
FY202525$81,250$78,413$87,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$91,000$87,223$93,623

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 2FY2024 $82,048; FY2025 $81,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $91,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$82,048FY2025$81,250FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$91,000Certified median offer, Life Science Research Professional 2FY2024 $82,048; FY2025 $81,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $91,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$82,048FY2025$81,250FY2026*$91,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University52 filings
  2. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab1 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford41 filings
  2. Palo Alto10 filings
  3. Menlo Park1 filings
  4. Wynnewood1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Life Science Research Professional 252 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 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1042$101,109$127,629$154,149$180,669
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-4021$53,622$66,186$78,749$91,312
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1099$77,376$114,712$152,027$189,363