H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Science

Occupation profile for Research Science covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,819.

FY2026 certified median
$190,819
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$176,600–$190,819
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$153,000$153,000$153,000
FY20253$165,500$161,801$182,747
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$190,819$176,600$190,819

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research ScienceFY2024 $153,000; FY2025 $165,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,819$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$153,000FY2025$165,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,819Certified median offer, Research ScienceFY2024 $153,000; FY2025 $165,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,819$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$153,000FY2025$165,500FY2026*$190,819
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.13 filings
  2. Microsoft Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino6 filings
  2. Sunnyvale5 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. Cambridge1 filings
  5. Redmond1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Research Science13 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1211$102,960$129,938$156,894$183,872
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4061$48,526$56,035$63,544$71,053
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174013-1161$49,109$71,282$93,454$115,627
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-2051$80,600$107,390$134,202$160,992
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-3051$107,016$143,125$179,234$215,342
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9121$167,107$209,518$251,909$294,320
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2031$78,312$99,715$121,139$142,542
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2032$152,984$189,197$225,430$261,643
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232