H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientific Engineering Associate

Occupation profile for Scientific Engineering Associate covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,286.

FY2026 certified median
$107,286
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$101,643–$112,929
Top employer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$87,080$80,786$94,974
FY20255$94,800$94,800$95,028
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$107,286$101,643$112,929

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientific Engineering AssociateFY2024 $87,080; FY2025 $94,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,286$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$87,080FY2025$94,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$107,286Certified median offer, Scientific Engineering AssociateFY2024 $87,080; FY2025 $94,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,286$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$87,080FY2025$94,800FY2026*$107,286
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory11 filings

Top cities

  1. Berkeley10 filings
  2. Jersey City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Scientific Engineering Associate11 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1022$89,024$112,320$135,637$158,933
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2031$101,005$120,411$139,818$159,224
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2032$146,931$186,243$225,576$264,888