H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Project Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Project Scientist covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $119,316.

FY2025 certified median
$119,316
Total filings
5
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$117,258–$121,373
Top employer
Carnegie Mellon University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$102,500$91,250$113,750
FY20253$119,316$117,258$121,373

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Project ScientistFY2024 $102,500; FY2025 $119,316$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$102,500FY2025$119,316Certified median offer, Senior Project ScientistFY2024 $102,500; FY2025 $119,316$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$102,500FY2025$119,316
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Carnegie Mellon University3 filings
  2. Giner, Inc.1 filings
  3. Old Dominion University Research Foundation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh3 filings
  2. Newton1 filings
  3. Suffolk1 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
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1221$101,608$119,683$137,758$155,834
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2032$94,973$113,838$132,704$151,570
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-2051$64,043$83,117$102,170$121,243
    2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726015-1299$81,099$98,467$115,856$133,224