H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist 4

Occupation profile for Research Scientist 4 covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $184,018.

FY2026 certified median
$184,018
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,569–$203,047
Top employer
New York State Office of Mental Health
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$100,761$100,760$100,761
FY20255$105,341$103,781$109,574
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$184,018$108,569$203,047

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist 4FY2024 $100,761; FY2025 $105,341; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,018$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$100,761FY2025$105,341FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$184,018Certified median offer, Research Scientist 4FY2024 $100,761; FY2025 $105,341; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,018$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$100,761FY2025$105,341FY2026*$184,018
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. New York State Office of Mental Health11 filings
  2. Toyota Research Institute, Inc.5 filings
  3. SNAP INC.2 filings
  4. New York State Department of Health1 filings
  5. Promega Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Orangeburg8 filings
  2. Los Altos4 filings
  3. Albany2 filings
  4. New York2 filings
  5. Santa Monica1 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings
  7. Bellevue1 filings
  8. Fitchburg1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. New York State Office of Mental Health · Research Scientist 411 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1243$82,264$101,733$121,181$140,650
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-1021$62,795$85,530$108,264$130,998
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1021$90,210$105,518$120,806$136,115
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632