H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Researcher Scientist III

Occupation profile for Researcher Scientist III covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $68,088.

FY2026 certified median
$68,088
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,532–$70,344
Top employer
The University of Arizona
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$64,348$60,889$65,997
FY202515$65,344$61,186$69,663
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$68,088$65,532$70,344

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Researcher Scientist IIIFY2024 $64,348; FY2025 $65,344; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,088$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$64,348FY2025$65,344FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$68,088Certified median offer, Researcher Scientist IIIFY2024 $64,348; FY2025 $65,344; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $68,088$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$64,348FY2025$65,344FY2026*$68,088
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Arizona43 filings
  2. University of Arizona2 filings

Top cities

  1. Tucson32 filings
  2. Phoenix13 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Arizona · Researcher Scientist III43 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
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606019-1042$70,658$90,355$110,074$129,771
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806019-1042$76,066$96,533$117,021$137,488
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606019-1029$66,310$93,434$120,578$147,701
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606019-2032$75,982$100,963$125,923$150,904
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2031$107,245$122,262$137,259$152,277
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806019-1029$74,339$86,590$98,842$111,093
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606015-1221$57,054$75,442$93,808$112,195
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2141$80,184$94,890$109,595$124,301