H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Research Scientist covers 592 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,712.

FY2026 certified median
$127,712
Total filings
592
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,953–$201,094
Top employer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024179$106,778$81,000$145,000
FY2025208$111,488$85,000$169,998
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)205$127,712$92,953$201,094

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research ScientistFY2024 $106,778; FY2025 $111,488; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,712$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$106,778FY2025$111,488FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,712Certified median offer, Senior Research ScientistFY2024 $106,778; FY2025 $111,488; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,712$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$106,778FY2025$111,488FY2026*$127,712
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center79 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation42 filings
  3. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School27 filings
  4. NYU Grossman School of Medicine20 filings
  5. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center16 filings
  6. Google LLC15 filings
  7. UT Southwestern Medical Center13 filings
  8. Adesis, Inc.12 filings
  9. Salesforce, Inc.12 filings
  10. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY11 filings

Top cities

  1. New York117 filings
  2. Houston31 filings
  3. Worcester27 filings
  4. Santa Clara25 filings
  5. Boston23 filings
  6. Cambridge15 filings
  7. Pittsburgh15 filings
  8. Dallas14 filings
  9. Palo Alto13 filings
  10. Atlanta12 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Senior Research Scientist79 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation · Senior Research Scientist42 filings
  3. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · Senior Research Scientist27 filings
  4. NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Senior Research Scientist20 filings
  5. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Senior Research Scientist16 filings
  6. Google LLC · Senior Research Scientist15 filings
  7. UT Southwestern Medical Center · Senior Research Scientist13 filings
  8. Salesforce, Inc. · Senior Research Scientist12 filings
  9. Adesis, Inc. · Senior Research Scientist12 filings
  10. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY · Senior Research Scientist11 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493