H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Food Scientist

Occupation profile for R&D Food Scientist covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,560.

FY2026 certified median
$79,560
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$71,656–$81,307
Top employer
Lyons Magnus, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$92,889$89,065$97,537
FY20251$70,000$70,000$70,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$79,560$71,656$81,307

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Food ScientistFY2024 $92,889; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,560$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$92,889FY2025$70,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$79,560Certified median offer, R&D Food ScientistFY2024 $92,889; FY2025 $70,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,560$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$92,889FY2025$70,000FY2026*$79,560
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lyons Magnus, LLC3 filings
  2. Badia Spices, LLC1 filings
  3. General Mills, Inc.1 filings
  4. McKee Foods Corporation and Affiliates1 filings
  5. Midas Foods International, LLC1 filings
  6. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION1 filings
  7. PS Seasoning & Spices1 filings
  8. Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fresno3 filings
  2. Lost Hills1 filings
  3. Greeley1 filings
  4. Miami1 filings
  5. Oak Park1 filings
  6. Minneapolis1 filings
  7. Collegedale1 filings
  8. Iron Ridge1 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
    2026-27Fresno, CAArea 2342019-1012$54,579$72,155$89,752$107,328
    2026-27Bakersfield-Delano, CAArea 1254019-1012$53,726$69,992$86,237$102,502
    2026-27Chattanooga, TN-GAArea 1686019-1012$43,430$50,669$57,907$65,146
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1012$55,578$67,018$78,437$89,877
    2026-27Greeley, COArea 2454019-1012$68,931$86,674$104,437$122,179
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1012$46,675$74,859$103,064$131,248
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1012$75,400$92,602$109,782$126,984
    2026-27South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaArea 550000319-1012$62,400$78,125$93,829$109,554