H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Chemist

Occupation profile for R&D Chemist covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $85,900.

FY2026 certified median
$85,900
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$74,180–$116,250
Top employer
CERTIFIED LABORATORIES INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$70,046$70,000$84,000
FY20257$85,000$84,400$89,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$85,900$74,180$116,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D ChemistFY2024 $70,046; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,900$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,046FY2025$85,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$85,900Certified median offer, R&D ChemistFY2024 $70,046; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,900$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,046FY2025$85,000FY2026*$85,900
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CERTIFIED LABORATORIES INC2 filings
  2. HEXION INC.2 filings
  3. Ivanhoe Industries, Inc.2 filings
  4. Allure Labs, LLC1 filings
  5. American River Nutrition, LLC1 filings
  6. Belzona Global, LLC1 filings
  7. Ereztech Labs, LLC1 filings
  8. FairyGene Inc1 filings
  9. IM PRO MAKEUP NY LP1 filings
  10. MacDermid, Incorporated1 filings

Top cities

  1. Zion2 filings
  2. Melville2 filings
  3. Springfield2 filings
  4. Goleta1 filings
  5. Hayward1 filings
  6. Sacramento1 filings
  7. Waterbury1 filings
  8. Miami Lakes1 filings
  9. Douglas1 filings
  10. Cambridge1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
    2026-27Eugene-Springfield, ORArea 2166019-2031$76,731$91,957$107,203$122,429
    2026-27Amherst Town-Northampton, MAArea 1120019-2031$66,560$88,504$110,469$132,413
    2026-27South Georgia nonmetropolitan areaArea 130000419-2031$58,261$70,845$83,450$96,034
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-2031$63,544$82,098$100,672$119,226
    2026-27Kenosha, WIArea 2845019-2031$70,616$80,517$90,397$100,298
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-2031$56,306$73,757$91,187$108,638