H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist, AI Research

Occupation profile for Research Scientist, AI Research covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $240,000.

FY2026 certified median
$240,000
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$239,180–$243,360
Top employer
Salesforce, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$239,200$230,000$240,000
FY20252$251,280$249,000$253,560
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$240,000$239,180$243,360

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist, AI ResearchFY2024 $239,200; FY2025 $251,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$239,200FY2025$251,280FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$240,000Certified median offer, Research Scientist, AI ResearchFY2024 $239,200; FY2025 $251,280; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$239,200FY2025$251,280FY2026*$240,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Salesforce, Inc.18 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto15 filings
  2. Madison2 filings
  3. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Salesforce, Inc. · Research Scientist, AI Research18 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 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154015-2051$81,432$102,960$124,509$146,037
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2031$86,008$107,453$128,898$150,342