H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientist

Occupation profile for Scientist covers 868 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,000.

FY2026 certified median
$107,000
Total filings
868
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$86,320–$130,000
Top employer
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024289$100,344$85,342$123,660
FY2025331$96,996$85,350$121,121
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)248$107,000$86,320$130,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, ScientistFY2024 $100,344; FY2025 $96,996; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,344FY2025$96,996FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$107,000Certified median offer, ScientistFY2024 $100,344; FY2025 $96,996; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,344FY2025$96,996FY2026*$107,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL94 filings
  2. Frontage Laboratories, Inc.36 filings
  3. Children's Hospital Corporation30 filings
  4. Amgen Inc.26 filings
  5. Genentech, Inc.26 filings
  6. The Curators of the University of Missouri25 filings
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company21 filings
  8. Kelly Services, Inc.21 filings
  9. California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory18 filings
  10. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.15 filings

Top cities

  1. Memphis97 filings
  2. South San Francisco63 filings
  3. Boston59 filings
  4. Cambridge57 filings
  5. Bethesda42 filings
  6. Exton34 filings
  7. Columbia25 filings
  8. San Francisco22 filings
  9. New York22 filings
  10. Pasadena18 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Scientist94 filings
  2. Frontage Laboratories, Inc. · Scientist36 filings
  3. Children's Hospital Corporation · Scientist30 filings
  4. Amgen Inc. · Scientist26 filings
  5. Genentech, Inc. · Scientist26 filings
  6. The Curators of the University of Missouri · Scientist25 filings
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · Scientist21 filings
  8. Kelly Services, Inc. · Scientist21 filings
  9. California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Scientist18 filings
  10. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. · Scientist15 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
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626