Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Quality Control, Scientist
Occupation profile for Quality Control, Scientist covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $130,000
- Total filings
- 13
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $102,643–$145,251
- Top employer
- ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $119,800 | $92,400 | $122,400 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $95,000 | $89,100 | $96,703 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $130,000 | $102,643 | $145,251 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2 filings
- SCIEGEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.2 filings
- Synthego Corporation2 filings
- Vyriad, Inc.2 filings
- InVitria, Inc.1 filings
- Pherros Biosciences LLC1 filings
- QIAGEN Beverly, LLC1 filings
- QIAGEN Sciences, LLC1 filings
- UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1 filings
Top cities
- Redwood City2 filings
- Rochester2 filings
- Central Islip2 filings
- Hauppauge2 filings
- Deerfield Beach1 filings
- Junction City1 filings
- Beverly1 filings
- Frederick1 filings
- Pennington1 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Rochester, MNArea 40340 | 19-1021 | $62,670 | $75,296 | $87,942 | $100,568 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1042 | $108,909 | $133,099 | $157,310 | $181,501 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | Manhattan, KSArea 31740 | 17-2031 | $76,731 | $96,720 | $116,688 | $136,677 |
| 2026-27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 33100 | 19-4099 | $45,822 | $59,987 | $74,131 | $88,296 |
| 2026-27 | Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 45940 | 19-2031 | $64,168 | $81,661 | $99,174 | $116,667 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 17-2112 | $86,923 | $105,560 | $124,176 | $142,813 |