H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientist 1

Occupation profile for Scientist 1 covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $42,661.

FY2026 certified median
$42,661
Total filings
30
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$42,661–$43,446
Top employer
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$100,000$90,000$108,701
FY202515$97,760$72,759$124,662
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$42,661$42,661$43,446

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientist 1FY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $97,760; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $42,661$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,000FY2025$97,760FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$42,661Certified median offer, Scientist 1FY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $97,760; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $42,661$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,000FY2025$97,760FY2026*$42,661
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC7 filings
  2. 10x Genomics, Inc.3 filings
  3. Triad National Security, LLC3 filings
  4. CZ Biohub SF, LLC2 filings
  5. Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.2 filings
  6. University of Wisconsin System2 filings
  7. BASF Corporation1 filings
  8. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.1 filings
  9. Boston Institute of Biotechnology LLC1 filings
  10. Illumina, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Lancaster4 filings
  2. Pleasanton3 filings
  3. San Diego3 filings
  4. Los Alamos3 filings
  5. Woburn2 filings
  6. Portage2 filings
  7. Madison2 filings
  8. Davis1 filings
  9. Hercules1 filings
  10. San Francisco1 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
    2026-27Lancaster, PAArea 2954019-4021$46,696$54,413$62,109$69,826
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
    2026-27Kalamazoo-Portage, MIArea 2802019-4021$44,595$49,670$54,725$59,800
    2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1021$90,210$105,518$120,806$136,115
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2031$63,981$82,534$101,067$119,621
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2032$57,387$72,800$88,192$103,605
    2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000615-1221$135,387$160,056$184,746$209,414
    2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000617-2131$139,568$156,603$173,638$190,674