H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist, Generative AI

Occupation profile for Research Scientist, Generative AI covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $355,500.

FY2026 certified median
$355,500
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$294,996–$356,000
Top employer
ByteDance Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$280,000$280,000$354,000
FY20251$180,000$180,000$180,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$355,500$294,996$356,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist, Generative AIFY2024 $280,000; FY2025 $180,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $355,500$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$280,000FY2025$180,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$355,500Certified median offer, Research Scientist, Generative AIFY2024 $280,000; FY2025 $180,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $355,500$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$280,000FY2025$180,000FY2026*$355,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ByteDance Inc.9 filings
  2. ABB Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose7 filings
  2. Bellevue2 filings
  3. Raleigh1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ByteDance Inc. · Research Scientist, Generative AI9 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1221$118,810$131,206$143,582$155,979