Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Physicist/ Scientist
Occupation profile for Physicist/ Scientist covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $183,920.
- FY2026 certified median
- $183,920
- Total filings
- 28
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $177,685–$188,494
- Top employer
- Applied Materials, Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 12 | $160,000 | $150,963 | $172,224 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $183,023 | $180,881 | $183,622 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 11 | $183,920 | $177,685 | $188,494 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Applied Materials, Inc28 filings
Top cities
- Santa Clara24 filings
- Sunnyvale2 filings
- Vernon1 filings
- Gloucester1 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 19-2012 | $126,818 | $157,955 | $189,072 | $220,210 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 19-2032 | $152,984 | $189,197 | $225,430 | $261,643 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2199 | $105,664 | $138,237 | $170,830 | $203,403 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-2032 | $94,973 | $113,838 | $132,704 | $151,570 |
| 2026-27 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 25540 | 19-2032 | $77,771 | $105,498 | $133,203 | $160,930 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2071 | $130,686 | $159,890 | $189,072 | $218,275 |