H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Scientist/Instructor

Occupation profile for Research Scientist/Instructor covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $77,190.

FY2025 certified median
$77,190
Total filings
8
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$74,528–$77,190
Top employer
Henry Ford Health System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$68,328$66,208$72,093
FY20255$77,190$74,528$77,190

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Scientist/InstructorFY2024 $68,328; FY2025 $77,190$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$68,328FY2025$77,190Certified median offer, Research Scientist/InstructorFY2024 $68,328; FY2025 $77,190$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$68,328FY2025$77,190
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Henry Ford Health System8 filings

Top cities

  1. Detroit8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Henry Ford Health System · Research Scientist/Instructor8 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982019-1042$70,138$78,728$87,318$95,909