Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
medical scientist
Occupation profile for medical scientist covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,771.
- FY2026 certified median
- $103,771
- Total filings
- 30
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $84,394–$129,312
- Top employer
- The Foundation for Reproductive Medicine
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 11 | $80,980 | $71,999 | $91,750 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $66,542 | $65,083 | $73,550 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 13 | $103,771 | $84,394 | $129,312 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- The Foundation for Reproductive Medicine5 filings
- Eli Lilly and Company3 filings
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation2 filings
- M1 Health LLC2 filings
- Mercy Medical Center2 filings
- Northeast Bioanalytical Laboratories LLC2 filings
- Aeternus Solutions, Inc.1 filings
- Ambrosia of the Palm Beaches LLC1 filings
- American Orthopedic Foundation1 filings
- Boom Smiles Secaucus P.C1 filings
Top cities
- New York5 filings
- Hamden2 filings
- Orland Park2 filings
- Indianapolis2 filings
- Baltimore2 filings
- Houston2 filings
- Birmingham1 filings
- South San Francisco1 filings
- Port St. Lucie1 filings
- West Palm Beach1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1042 | $76,419 | $98,800 | $121,202 | $143,582 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1042 | $62,837 | $78,458 | $94,078 | $109,699 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 19-1042 | $71,635 | $85,634 | $99,653 | $113,651 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, OHArea 17410 | 19-1042 | $67,142 | $75,712 | $84,261 | $92,830 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 19-1042 | $63,190 | $77,813 | $92,435 | $107,058 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 19-1042 | $63,336 | $79,747 | $96,158 | $112,570 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 19-1042 | $78,624 | $97,614 | $116,626 | $135,616 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 19-1042 | $61,630 | $83,158 | $104,686 | $126,214 |
| 2026-27 | Birmingham, ALArea 13820 | 19-1042 | $55,099 | $67,184 | $79,248 | $91,333 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1042 | $85,550 | $109,533 | $133,494 | $157,477 |