H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Scientist - Basic Life

Occupation profile for Senior Research Scientist - Basic Life covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $119,530.

FY2026 certified median
$119,530
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$114,555–$124,504
Top employer
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$135,000$124,500$227,500
FY20255$114,284$113,176$116,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$119,530$114,555$124,504

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research Scientist - Basic LifeFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $114,284; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $119,530$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$135,000FY2025$114,284FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$119,530Certified median offer, Senior Research Scientist - Basic LifeFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $114,284; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $119,530$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$135,000FY2025$114,284FY2026*$119,530
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University11 filings

Top cities

  1. Stanford11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Senior Research Scientist - Basic Life11 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1042$101,109$127,629$154,149$180,669
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386