H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Associate Scientist

Occupation profile for Research Associate Scientist covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $74,672.

FY2026 certified median
$74,672
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,765–$74,672
Top employer
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$56,472$56,472$56,472
FY202527$72,238$67,543$76,690
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$74,672$68,765$74,672

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Associate ScientistFY2024 $56,472; FY2025 $72,238; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,672$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$56,472FY2025$72,238FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$74,672Certified median offer, Research Associate ScientistFY2024 $56,472; FY2025 $72,238; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $74,672$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$56,472FY2025$72,238FY2026*$74,672
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia41 filings
  2. REMEDYBIZ INC2 filings
  3. Gateway Institute For Brain Research, LLC1 filings
  4. Molecular Epidemiology, Inc.1 filings
  5. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.1 filings
  6. West Virginia University1 filings
  7. West Virginia University Research Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Philadelphia40 filings
  2. Bethesda2 filings
  3. Morgantown2 filings
  4. Davie1 filings
  5. Cambridge1 filings
  6. Philadephia1 filings
  7. Lake Forest Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Research Associate Scientist41 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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27Morgantown, WVArea 3406019-1042$69,410$84,490$99,570$114,650
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1029$57,179$74,984$92,810$110,614
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1041$66,248$84,344$102,461$120,557
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1022$59,717$73,944$88,171$102,398