H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Occupation profile for RESEARCH SCIENTISTS covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,139.

FY2026 certified median
$134,139
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$134,139–$134,139
Top employer
Anysphere, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$80,000$77,336$90,835
FY20251$134,139$134,139$134,139
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$134,139$134,139$134,139

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH SCIENTISTSFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $134,139; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,139$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$80,000FY2025$134,139FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,139Certified median offer, RESEARCH SCIENTISTSFY2024 $80,000; FY2025 $134,139; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,139$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$80,000FY2025$134,139FY2026*$134,139
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Anysphere, Inc.1 filings
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital1 filings
  3. California Institute of Technology1 filings
  4. CZ Biohub SF, LLC1 filings
  5. IBM Corporation1 filings
  6. RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY AT BUFFALO1 filings
  7. University of Texas at Dallas1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco2 filings
  2. Pasadena1 filings
  3. Boston1 filings
  4. Buffalo1 filings
  5. Yorktown Heights1 filings
  6. Richardson1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2041$76,960$98,342$119,746$141,128
    2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538019-2032$94,744$110,552$126,339$142,147
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-2021$59,218$76,045$92,893$109,720
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2032$104,541$129,563$154,606$179,629
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182