H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist/Engineer

Occupation profile for Research Scientist/Engineer covers 144 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,900.

FY2026 certified median
$174,900
Total filings
144
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,403–$203,315
Top employer
Adobe Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202461$198,619$191,383$208,500
FY202540$195,000$192,750$200,621
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)43$174,900$164,403$203,315

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist/EngineerFY2024 $198,619; FY2025 $195,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,900$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$198,619FY2025$195,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,900Certified median offer, Research Scientist/EngineerFY2024 $198,619; FY2025 $195,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,900$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$198,619FY2025$195,000FY2026*$174,900
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Adobe Inc.132 filings
  2. ServiceNow, Inc.3 filings
  3. Apple Inc.2 filings
  4. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION2 filings
  5. Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.1 filings
  6. CFD Research Corporation1 filings
  7. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1 filings
  8. Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.1 filings
  9. Vanderbilt University1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose100 filings
  2. San Francisco14 filings
  3. Seattle14 filings
  4. Santa Clara4 filings
  5. Mountain View2 filings
  6. Washington2 filings
  7. New York2 filings
  8. Berkeley1 filings
  9. Moffett Field1 filings
  10. Peachtree Corners1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Adobe Inc. · Research Scientist/Engineer132 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2011$133,598$157,518$181,459$205,379
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 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2031$71,261$84,760$98,259$111,758