H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist/Academic

Occupation profile for Research Scientist/Academic covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $69,043.

FY2026 certified median
$69,043
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,065–$72,022
Top employer
The Curators of the University of Missouri
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY20253$56,181$56,181$56,181
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$69,043$66,065$72,022

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist/AcademicFY2025 $56,181; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $69,043$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2025$56,181FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$69,043Certified median offer, Research Scientist/AcademicFY2025 $56,181; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $69,043$0$30k$60k$90kFY2025$56,181FY2026*$69,043
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Curators of the University of Missouri5 filings
  2. The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbia4 filings
  2. Kansas City1 filings
  3. Portageville1 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
    2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-1021$69,222$80,018$90,792$101,587
    2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-1013$53,165$69,077$84,968$100,880
    2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-1029$58,490$70,200$81,931$93,642
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-2041$81,661$97,885$114,088$130,312
    2026-27Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan areaArea 290000319-1013$48,381$65,998$83,616$101,234