H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist/Engineer 4

Occupation profile for Research Scientist/Engineer 4 covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $89,592.

FY2025 certified median
$89,592
Total filings
9
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$85,548–$109,800
Top employer
University of Washington
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$85,200$81,600$109,008
FY20253$89,592$85,548$109,800

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist/Engineer 4FY2024 $85,200; FY2025 $89,592$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$85,200FY2025$89,592Certified median offer, Research Scientist/Engineer 4FY2024 $85,200; FY2025 $89,592$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$85,200FY2025$89,592
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Washington8 filings
  2. TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle8 filings
  2. Thousand Oaks1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Washington · Research Scientist/Engineer 48 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1042$75,650$96,720$117,790$138,861
2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710017-2131$96,637$108,430$120,203$131,997
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2031$76,731$96,720$116,688$136,677
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2141$88,026$108,222$128,398$148,595
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1029$79,664$99,715$119,746$139,797
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1041$89,024$107,640$126,277$144,893