H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist II

Occupation profile for Research Scientist II covers 473 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $119,035.

FY2026 certified median
$119,035
Total filings
473
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,912–$164,861
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024171$123,100$87,800$160,000
FY2025180$119,785$85,891$164,925
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)122$119,035$83,912$164,861

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist IIFY2024 $123,100; FY2025 $119,785; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $119,035$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$123,100FY2025$119,785FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$119,035Certified median offer, Research Scientist IIFY2024 $123,100; FY2025 $119,785; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $119,035$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$123,100FY2025$119,785FY2026*$119,035
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC131 filings
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology38 filings
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology37 filings
  4. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.31 filings
  5. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.23 filings
  6. The Broad Institute, Inc.21 filings
  7. Amazon Web Services, Inc.14 filings
  8. Colorado State University11 filings
  9. Health Research Inc.11 filings
  10. Basis Research Institute9 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge59 filings
  2. Seattle43 filings
  3. Atlanta40 filings
  4. Bellevue39 filings
  5. Ames38 filings
  6. New York25 filings
  7. Pasadena20 filings
  8. Sunnyvale17 filings
  9. Albany13 filings
  10. Fort Collins10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Research Scientist II131 filings
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology · Research Scientist II38 filings
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology · Research Scientist II37 filings
  4. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. · Research Scientist II31 filings
  5. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Research Scientist II23 filings
  6. The Broad Institute, Inc. · Research Scientist II21 filings
  7. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Research Scientist II14 filings
  8. Colorado State University · Research Scientist II11 filings
  9. Health Research Inc. · Research Scientist II11 filings
  10. Basis Research Institute · Research Scientist II9 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 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2031$75,358$94,411$113,443$132,496
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Ames, IAArea 1118019-1029$72,509$83,075$93,662$104,229
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232