H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Project Scientist I

Occupation profile for Project Scientist I covers 33 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $49,000.

FY2026 certified median
$49,000
Total filings
33
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$49,000–$49,000
Top employer
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$102,445$93,500$104,250
FY202512$105,300$104,750$105,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$49,000$49,000$49,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Project Scientist IFY2024 $102,445; FY2025 $105,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $49,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$102,445FY2025$105,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$49,000Certified median offer, Project Scientist IFY2024 $102,445; FY2025 $105,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $49,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$102,445FY2025$105,300FY2026*$49,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research30 filings
  2. Marshfield Clinic2 filings
  3. Alliance Technical Group, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boulder27 filings
  2. Marshfield2 filings
  3. College Park1 filings
  4. Earth City1 filings
  5. Princeton1 filings
  6. Buffalo1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research · Project Scientist I30 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
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2021$83,013$103,251$123,490$143,728
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2011$83,242$107,952$132,683$157,394
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2043$84,074$103,584$123,115$142,626
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2099$102,669$125,216$147,742$170,290
2026-27Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaArea 550000219-1042$59,634$69,139$78,645$88,150
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2041$65,042$73,237$81,432$89,627
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538019-2043$66,602$80,725$94,869$108,992
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118013-1041$52,208$66,955$81,723$96,470
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2021$64,397$110,178$155,979$201,760
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2021$84,011$105,622$127,234$148,845