H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research, Applied and Data Sciences

Occupation profile for Research, Applied and Data Sciences covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $133,557.

FY2025 certified median
$133,557
Total filings
11
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$118,133–$148,699
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202511$133,557$118,133$148,699

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research, Applied and Data SciencesFY2025 $133,557$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2025$133,557Certified median offer, Research, Applied and Data SciencesFY2025 $133,557$0$50k$100k$150kFY2025$133,557
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation11 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond6 filings
  2. Mountain View3 filings
  3. Atlanta1 filings
  4. Cambridge1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Research, Applied and Data Sciences11 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722