H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist 1

Occupation profile for Research Scientist 1 covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $60,000.

FY2026 certified median
$60,000
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$60,000–$60,000
Top employer
Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$88,000$87,135$93,000
FY20255$84,732$65,927$96,562
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$60,000$60,000$60,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist 1FY2024 $88,000; FY2025 $84,732; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$88,000FY2025$84,732FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$60,000Certified median offer, Research Scientist 1FY2024 $88,000; FY2025 $84,732; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $60,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$88,000FY2025$84,732FY2026*$60,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC5 filings
  2. University of New Mexico4 filings
  3. Brandeis University2 filings
  4. Lehigh University1 filings
  5. The University of Chicago1 filings
  6. Transportation Research Center, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Ashland5 filings
  2. Albuquerque4 filings
  3. Waltham2 filings
  4. Chicago1 filings
  5. East Liberty1 filings
  6. Bethlehem1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)Area 390000219-1042$64,355$76,877$89,398$101,920
    2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074019-1042$45,157$57,699$70,242$82,784
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
    2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074029-2011$37,690$45,677$53,664$61,651
    2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2041$85,363$106,496$127,629$148,762
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
    2026-27West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaArea 390000117-2031$89,398$107,120$124,862$142,584