H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Scientist I

Occupation profile for Senior Research Scientist I covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,000.

FY2026 certified median
$108,000
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,000–$123,000
Top employer
The Broad Institute, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$161,283$132,500$166,703
FY20256$128,585$104,087$159,559
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$108,000$108,000$123,000

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 IFY2024 $161,283; FY2025 $128,585; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$161,283FY2025$128,585FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,000Certified median offer, Senior Research Scientist IFY2024 $161,283; FY2025 $128,585; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$161,283FY2025$128,585FY2026*$108,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Broad Institute, Inc.6 filings
  2. Freenome Holdings, Inc.3 filings
  3. Curia Global, Inc.2 filings
  4. Gilead Sciences, Inc.2 filings
  5. GenScript USA Inc.1 filings
  6. Gulf of Maine Research Institute1 filings
  7. i3 Pharmaceuticals, LLC1 filings
  8. RadioMedix, Inc.1 filings
  9. Sony AI America Inc.1 filings
  10. Symmetry BioSciences Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge6 filings
  2. Brisbane2 filings
  3. Foster City2 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Portland1 filings
  7. Durham1 filings
  8. Albany1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Rensselaer1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058019-2031$79,165$100,589$121,992$143,416
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2032$146,931$186,243$225,576$264,888
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050019-2031$65,874$80,600$95,347$110,074
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
    2026-27Portland-South Portland, MEArea 3886019-2041$51,230$64,667$78,104$91,541