H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Sciences

Occupation profile for Research Sciences covers 105 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $194,835.

FY2026 certified median
$194,835
Total filings
105
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$187,900–$208,250
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202430$183,474$171,276$200,000
FY202540$192,897$175,000$201,855
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)35$194,835$187,900$208,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research SciencesFY2024 $183,474; FY2025 $192,897; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,835$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$183,474FY2025$192,897FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$194,835Certified median offer, Research SciencesFY2024 $183,474; FY2025 $192,897; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,835$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$183,474FY2025$192,897FY2026*$194,835
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation105 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond81 filings
  2. New York7 filings
  3. Mountain View6 filings
  4. Bellevue2 filings
  5. Los Angeles1 filings
  6. Menlo Park1 filings
  7. Playa Vista1 filings
  8. Lakewood1 filings
  9. Littleton1 filings
  10. Champaign1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Research Sciences105 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1221$92,040$118,144$144,248$170,352
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658015-1221$61,589$83,096$104,603$126,110
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-2051$84,510$109,595$134,701$159,786
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990015-1221$95,410$118,997$142,563$166,150
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493