H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate IV

Occupation profile for Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate IV covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $96,500.

FY2026 certified median
$96,500
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,250–$99,963
Top employer
The University of Texas at Austin
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$90,100$85,000$93,925
FY20259$92,123$89,266$100,502
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$96,500$84,250$99,963

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate IVFY2024 $90,100; FY2025 $92,123; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,500$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,100FY2025$92,123FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$96,500Certified median offer, Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate IVFY2024 $90,100; FY2025 $92,123; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,500$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,100FY2025$92,123FY2026*$96,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Texas at Austin18 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin18 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Texas at Austin · Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate IV18 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2081$71,469$92,352$113,256$134,139
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2042$66,040$89,024$112,008$134,992
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2011$89,211$108,701$128,170$147,659
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-1029$47,882$61,048$74,214$87,381
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2031$58,261$73,382$88,504$103,626
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2032$66,518$93,122$119,746$146,349
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2041$67,122$84,906$102,690$120,474