H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Scientist II

Occupation profile for Scientist II covers 461 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,320.

FY2026 certified median
$90,320
Total filings
461
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$61,583–$124,750
Top employer
University of Wisconsin System
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024130$100,000$86,231$121,300
FY2025166$104,208$85,000$131,431
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)165$90,320$61,583$124,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Scientist IIFY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $104,208; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,320$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,000FY2025$104,208FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$90,320Certified median offer, Scientist IIFY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $104,208; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,320$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,000FY2025$104,208FY2026*$90,320
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Wisconsin System50 filings
  2. ALLEN INSTITUTE23 filings
  3. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY18 filings
  4. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute17 filings
  5. Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC.16 filings
  6. Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.11 filings
  7. Triad National Security, LLC10 filings
  8. The University of Alabama at Birmingham8 filings
  9. Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC7 filings
  10. RICONPHARMA, LLC7 filings

Top cities

  1. Madison50 filings
  2. Boston38 filings
  3. Seattle24 filings
  4. Lexington18 filings
  5. Cambridge17 filings
  6. Columbia16 filings
  7. San Diego14 filings
  8. South San Francisco13 filings
  9. Los Alamos10 filings
  10. West Point10 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Wisconsin System · Scientist II50 filings
  2. ALLEN INSTITUTE · Scientist II23 filings
  3. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · Scientist II18 filings
  4. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Scientist II17 filings
  5. Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC. · Scientist II16 filings
  6. Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC. · Scientist II11 filings
  7. Triad National Security, LLC · Scientist II10 filings
  8. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Scientist II8 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
2026-27Boston-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
2026-27Boston-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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154019-1042$66,955$79,706$92,477$105,227
2026-27Columbia, MOArea 1786019-4021$38,646$45,989$53,310$60,653
2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046019-1042$61,547$76,128$90,688$105,269
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-4021$47,258$54,850$62,462$70,054