Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist)
Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist) covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $250,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $250,000
- Total filings
- 21
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $178,006–$362,500
- Top employer
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $314,891 | $148,429 | $360,000 |
| FY2025 | 9 | $380,000 | $255,000 | $380,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $250,000 | $178,006 | $362,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC15 filings
- Adept AI Labs Inc.3 filings
- Safe Superintelligence, Inc.2 filings
- Anthropic, PBC1 filings
Top cities
- San Francisco18 filings
- Palo Alto2 filings
- New York1 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 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1221 | $141,336 | $178,755 | $216,195 | $253,614 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1221 | $107,515 | $150,738 | $193,960 | $237,182 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2021 | $80,621 | $92,518 | $104,416 | $116,314 |