H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Scientist II

Occupation profile for R&D Scientist II covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $86,000.

FY2026 certified median
$86,000
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$78,000–$86,899
Top employer
General Mills, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$97,307$91,961$102,654
FY20257$86,614$85,760$91,671
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$86,000$78,000$86,899

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Scientist IIFY2024 $97,307; FY2025 $86,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$97,307FY2025$86,614FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$86,000Certified median offer, R&D Scientist IIFY2024 $97,307; FY2025 $86,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $86,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$97,307FY2025$86,614FY2026*$86,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. General Mills, Inc.4 filings
  2. LACTALIS CHEESE AND DAIRY HOLDING INC.2 filings
  3. ARL Bio Pharma, Inc.1 filings
  4. Glanbia DN Holdings, Inc.1 filings
  5. Midwest Yogurt, Inc.1 filings
  6. Plug Power Inc.1 filings
  7. seqWell, Inc.1 filings
  8. Vets Plus, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Minneapolis5 filings
  2. Minnetonka2 filings
  3. Twin Falls1 filings
  4. Beverly1 filings
  5. Concord1 filings
  6. Oklahoma City1 filings
  7. Menomonie1 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
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-1012$75,400$92,602$109,782$126,984
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2032$94,973$113,838$132,704$151,570
    2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642019-2031$53,144$64,563$75,962$87,381
    2026-27Twin Falls, IDArea 4630019-1012$45,989$60,778$75,587$90,376
    2026-27Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan areaArea 550000419-1012$68,245$85,613$103,002$120,370