H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientist 3

Occupation profile for Scientist 3 covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,462.

FY2026 certified median
$170,462
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,788–$180,107
Top employer
Triad National Security, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$101,816$101,816$101,816
FY202515$172,221$163,601$173,498
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$170,462$168,788$180,107

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientist 3FY2024 $101,816; FY2025 $172,221; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,462$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$101,816FY2025$172,221FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,462Certified median offer, Scientist 3FY2024 $101,816; FY2025 $172,221; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,462$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$101,816FY2025$172,221FY2026*$170,462
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Triad National Security, LLC23 filings
  2. Genentech, Inc.3 filings
  3. Kelly Services, Inc.2 filings
  4. Southern Research Institute1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Alamos23 filings
  2. South San Francisco2 filings
  3. Birmingham1 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. Bethesda1 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Triad National Security, LLC · Scientist 323 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
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000619-2012$155,314$168,896$182,499$196,082
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000615-1221$135,387$160,056$184,746$209,414
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000615-2021$77,522$103,272$129,002$154,752
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-2031$62,858$81,848$100,859$119,850
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-1042$65,083$86,195$107,286$128,398
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000617-2141$132,163$145,704$159,224$172,765
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000617-2161$126,090$147,805$169,520$191,235
2026-27Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 350000619-2042$68,037$81,182$94,349$107,494
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125