H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Medical Laboratory Scientist

Occupation profile for Medical Laboratory Scientist covers 823 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,325.

FY2026 certified median
$70,325
Total filings
823
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$64,272–$75,608
Top employer
Sanford
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024233$63,814$57,845$68,527
FY2025348$66,695$61,360$71,776
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)242$70,325$64,272$75,608

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Medical Laboratory ScientistFY2024 $63,814; FY2025 $66,695; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,325$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$63,814FY2025$66,695FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,325Certified median offer, Medical Laboratory ScientistFY2024 $63,814; FY2025 $66,695; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,325$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$63,814FY2025$66,695FY2026*$70,325
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Sanford61 filings
  2. Sanford Health57 filings
  3. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare41 filings
  4. Indiana University Health, Inc.38 filings
  5. Comanche County Hospital Authority37 filings
  6. Trinity Medical Center24 filings
  7. Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health20 filings
  8. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.12 filings
  9. Altru Health System11 filings
  10. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. Lawton38 filings
  2. Bismarck34 filings
  3. Chicago32 filings
  4. Omaha32 filings
  5. Indianapolis31 filings
  6. Rock Island24 filings
  7. Fargo23 filings
  8. Sioux Falls18 filings
  9. Little Rock11 filings
  10. Danville10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Sanford · Medical Laboratory Scientist61 filings
  2. Sanford Health · Medical Laboratory Scientist57 filings
  3. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare · Medical Laboratory Scientist41 filings
  4. Indiana University Health, Inc. · Medical Laboratory Scientist38 filings
  5. Comanche County Hospital Authority · Medical Laboratory Scientist37 filings
  6. Trinity Medical Center · Medical Laboratory Scientist24 filings
  7. Alegent Health-Bergan Mercy Health · Medical Laboratory Scientist20 filings
  8. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. · Medical Laboratory Scientist12 filings
  9. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. · Medical Laboratory Scientist11 filings
  10. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center · Medical Laboratory Scientist11 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698029-2011$48,547$60,778$72,987$85,218
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654029-2011$40,602$51,230$61,880$72,509
2026-27Bismarck, NDArea 1390029-2011$40,102$50,939$61,776$72,613
2026-27Lawton, OKArea 3002029-2011$37,211$50,794$64,397$77,979
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690029-2011$42,952$52,520$62,109$71,677
2026-27Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000329-2011$55,786$62,421$69,035$75,670
2026-27Sioux Falls, SD-MNArea 4362029-2011$39,125$49,067$59,010$68,952
2026-27Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILArea 1934029-2011$38,792$46,342$53,872$61,422
2026-27East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 380000729-2011$50,315$60,424$70,512$80,621
2026-27Fargo, ND-MNArea 2202029-2011$41,288$51,230$61,194$71,136