Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Research Scientist, Associate
Occupation profile for Research Scientist, Associate covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,561.
- FY2026 certified median
- $75,561
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $75,561–$75,561
- Top employer
- New Mexico State University
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $67,352 | $64,803 | $69,901 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $65,000 | $64,640 | $68,429 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $75,561 | $75,561 | $75,561 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- New Mexico State University5 filings
- Purdue University4 filings
Top cities
- West Lafayette4 filings
- Las Cruces2 filings
- Carlsbad1 filings
- Farmington1 filings
- Villanova1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 29200 | 19-1021 | $58,968 | $79,102 | $99,237 | $119,371 |
| 2026-27 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 29200 | 19-2031 | $42,578 | $58,198 | $73,798 | $89,419 |
| 2026-27 | Las Cruces, NMArea 29740 | 19-3092 | $71,718 | $86,965 | $102,190 | $117,437 |
| 2026-27 | Farmington, NMArea 22140 | 19-1013 | $56,576 | $66,394 | $76,190 | $86,008 |
| 2026-27 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 3500007 | 19-2041 | $61,714 | $76,752 | $91,811 | $106,850 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 19-2012 | $73,674 | $117,915 | $162,178 | $206,419 |