H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Materials Science

Occupation profile for Research Associate Materials Science covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $81,362.

FY2026 certified median
$81,362
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,997–$83,500
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$79,700$79,400$83,320
FY202518$80,000$79,768$80,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$81,362$79,997$83,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate Materials ScienceFY2024 $79,700; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $81,362$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$79,700FY2025$80,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$81,362Certified median offer, Research Associate Materials ScienceFY2024 $79,700; FY2025 $80,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $81,362$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$79,700FY2025$80,000FY2026*$81,362
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory31 filings
  2. University of Colorado2 filings
  3. University of Arkansas1 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton31 filings
  2. Boulder2 filings
  3. Fayetteville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Research Associate Materials Science31 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2032$81,224$102,378$123,510$144,664
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450019-2032$86,299$104,229$122,138$140,067
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222019-2032$75,982$100,963$125,923$150,904
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2131$94,141$115,502$136,843$158,205