H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientist I

Occupation profile for Scientist I covers 545 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $77,189.

FY2026 certified median
$77,189
Total filings
545
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,492–$100,633
Top employer
University of Wisconsin System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024188$86,578$72,444$111,500
FY2025214$82,388$70,000$100,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)143$77,189$66,492$100,633

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientist IFY2024 $86,578; FY2025 $82,388; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,189$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$86,578FY2025$82,388FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$77,189Certified median offer, Scientist IFY2024 $86,578; FY2025 $82,388; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,189$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$86,578FY2025$82,388FY2026*$77,189
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Wisconsin System173 filings
  2. The University of Alabama at Birmingham42 filings
  3. ALLEN INSTITUTE29 filings
  4. Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.22 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY19 filings
  6. Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.9 filings
  7. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation9 filings
  8. CZ Biohub SF, LLC8 filings
  9. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute8 filings
  10. Frontage Laboratories, Inc.7 filings

Top cities

  1. Madison171 filings
  2. Birmingham47 filings
  3. Seattle29 filings
  4. Somerville25 filings
  5. Boston24 filings
  6. Cambridge22 filings
  7. Lexington18 filings
  8. San Diego17 filings
  9. South San Francisco15 filings
  10. San Francisco11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Wisconsin System · Scientist I173 filings
  2. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Scientist I42 filings
  3. ALLEN INSTITUTE · Scientist I29 filings
  4. Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. · Scientist I22 filings
  5. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · Scientist I19 filings
  6. Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. · Scientist I9 filings
  7. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation · Scientist I9 filings
  8. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Scientist I8 filings
  9. CZ Biohub SF, LLC · Scientist I8 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
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1042$66,955$79,706$92,477$105,227
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1029$63,918$74,006$84,094$94,182
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382019-1042$55,099$67,184$79,248$91,333
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1021$90,210$105,518$120,806$136,115
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1022$55,182$67,018$78,853$90,688
2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046019-1042$61,547$76,128$90,688$105,269