H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Assistant Scientist

Occupation profile for Research Assistant Scientist covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $95,000.

FY2026 certified median
$95,000
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$77,000–$96,000
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$88,379$79,250$94,690
FY202510$93,300$68,474$98,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$95,000$77,000$96,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Assistant ScientistFY2024 $88,379; FY2025 $93,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$88,379FY2025$93,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$95,000Certified median offer, Research Assistant ScientistFY2024 $88,379; FY2025 $93,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$88,379FY2025$93,300FY2026*$95,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA26 filings
  2. Indiana University Indianapolis1 filings
  3. Texas A&M AgriLife Research1 filings
  4. University of South Carolina1 filings

Top cities

  1. Gainesville22 filings
  2. Apopka1 filings
  3. Davie1 filings
  4. Gainseville1 filings
  5. Wimauma1 filings
  6. Indianapolis1 filings
  7. Columbia1 filings
  8. College Station1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Research Assistant Scientist26 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
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-2012$145,059$186,826$228,571$270,338
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354025-1032$60,830$88,570$116,310$144,050
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-2099$93,163$122,013$150,862$179,712
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-3011$76,107$104,042$131,976$159,910
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-1021$68,640$92,331$116,043$139,734
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354017-2131$74,672$94,328$113,984$133,640
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354017-2161$99,902$118,810$137,717$156,624
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354017-2199$57,616$72,384$87,152$101,920
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-1013$54,538$68,744$82,971$97,178
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354019-1021$75,525$108,826$142,106$175,406