H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Physicist Research Scientist / Engineer

Occupation profile for Physicist Research Scientist / Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,940.

FY2026 certified median
$170,940
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$170,940–$170,940
Top employer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$131,460$131,460$142,836
FY20254$161,400$156,315$164,550
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$170,940$170,940$170,940

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Physicist Research Scientist / EngineerFY2024 $131,460; FY2025 $161,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,940$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$131,460FY2025$161,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,940Certified median offer, Physicist Research Scientist / EngineerFY2024 $131,460; FY2025 $161,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,940$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$131,460FY2025$161,400FY2026*$170,940
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory8 filings

Top cities

  1. Berkeley8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Physicist Research Scientist / Engineer8 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2012$140,650$171,142$201,635$232,128