Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Product Development Scientist
Occupation profile for Product Development Scientist covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,792.
- FY2026 certified median
- $103,792
- Total filings
- 18
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $88,000–$128,773
- Top employer
- Ledger Run, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $75,000 | $69,500 | $86,941 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $63,149 | $63,149 | $67,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $103,792 | $88,000 | $128,773 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Ledger Run, Inc.3 filings
- NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP2 filings
- Shree Meldi Krupa LLC2 filings
- Belay Diagnostics LLC1 filings
- Bunge Oils, Inc.1 filings
- Corteva Agriscience LLC1 filings
- Granulation Technology, Inc.1 filings
- Huntsman International LLC1 filings
- PlantBased Innovations, LLC1 filings
- Retrn Bioworks Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Irvine2 filings
- Rolling Hills Estates2 filings
- Parsippany2 filings
- Montgomery1 filings
- Oceanside1 filings
- Scotts Valley1 filings
- Tiburon1 filings
- Channahon1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Indianapolis1 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 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 19-1012 | $65,686 | $81,058 | $96,429 | $111,800 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1012 | $71,074 | $90,542 | $109,990 | $129,459 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-2031 | $77,002 | $103,626 | $130,250 | $156,874 |
| 2026-27 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 15380 | 19-1012 | $69,077 | $85,571 | $102,066 | $118,560 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1012 | $69,722 | $88,795 | $107,890 | $126,963 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1029 | $61,901 | $77,896 | $93,870 | $109,866 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 19-1013 | $59,634 | $79,352 | $99,050 | $118,768 |
| 2026-27 | Ithaca, NYArea 27060 | 19-2031 | $61,859 | $77,750 | $93,621 | $109,512 |
| 2026-27 | Montgomery, ALArea 33860 | 19-1012 | $63,669 | $79,144 | $94,619 | $110,094 |