Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior R&D Scientist
Occupation profile for Senior R&D Scientist covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $102,107.
- FY2025 certified median
- $102,107
- Total filings
- 5
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $102,107–$113,000
- Top employer
- EMD Performance Materials Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5 | $102,107 | $102,107 | $113,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- EMD Performance Materials Corporation1 filings
- LACTALIS CHEESE AND DAIRY HOLDING INC.1 filings
- Midwest Yogurt, Inc.1 filings
- SanaHeal, Inc.1 filings
- WestRock Services, LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Minnetonka2 filings
- Somerville1 filings
- Branchburg1 filings
- Richmond1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 19-1012 | $75,400 | $92,602 | $109,782 | $126,984 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2031 | $86,424 | $107,245 | $128,086 | $148,907 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2031 | $66,186 | $81,994 | $97,781 | $113,589 |
| 2026-27 | Richmond, VAArea 40060 | 17-2131 | $68,848 | $91,187 | $113,526 | $135,866 |