H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientific Associate

Occupation profile for Scientific Associate covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $132,818.

FY2026 certified median
$132,818
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,433–$148,750
Top employer
The Scripps Research Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$79,999$67,737$91,854
FY20255$76,378$74,503$86,224
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$132,818$118,433$148,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientific AssociateFY2024 $79,999; FY2025 $76,378; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,818$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$79,999FY2025$76,378FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$132,818Certified median offer, Scientific AssociateFY2024 $79,999; FY2025 $76,378; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,818$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$79,999FY2025$76,378FY2026*$132,818
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Scripps Research Institute6 filings
  2. Henkel Corporation2 filings
  3. Shanda Asset Management LLC2 filings
  4. Brookhaven National Laboratory1 filings
  5. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  6. Havas Health, Inc.1 filings
  7. Institute for Cancer Research1 filings
  8. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary1 filings
  9. UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla6 filings
  2. Redwood City2 filings
  3. Bay Point1 filings
  4. Boston1 filings
  5. Shrewsbury1 filings
  6. Bridgewater1 filings
  7. New York1 filings
  8. Upton1 filings
  9. Philadelphia1 filings
  10. Oak Ridge1 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2031$91,582$110,261$128,918$147,597
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-4021$49,982$59,613$69,222$78,853
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894019-2012$109,845$132,954$156,062$179,171
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-1161$64,834$85,467$106,122$126,755
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2021$63,918$117,686$171,475$225,243
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2032$146,931$186,243$225,576$264,888