H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist covers 812 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,042.

FY2026 certified median
$128,042
Total filings
812
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$99,993–$148,709
Top employer
Washington University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024297$110,017$87,813$134,381
FY2025284$122,325$95,000$140,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)231$128,042$99,993$148,709

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior ScientistFY2024 $110,017; FY2025 $122,325; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,042$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$110,017FY2025$122,325FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,042Certified median offer, Senior ScientistFY2024 $110,017; FY2025 $122,325; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,042$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$110,017FY2025$122,325FY2026*$128,042
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Washington University67 filings
  2. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.43 filings
  3. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company31 filings
  4. Zoetis, Inc.28 filings
  5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai26 filings
  6. PFIZER INC.26 filings
  7. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP22 filings
  8. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.21 filings
  9. Sanofi US Services Inc.19 filings
  10. MedImmune LLC16 filings

Top cities

  1. St. Louis69 filings
  2. Cambridge68 filings
  3. Tarrytown42 filings
  4. New York32 filings
  5. Gaithersburg31 filings
  6. San Diego27 filings
  7. Kalamazoo27 filings
  8. Waltham26 filings
  9. South San Francisco24 filings
  10. Ridgefield18 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Washington University · Senior Scientist67 filings
  2. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Senior Scientist43 filings
  3. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · Senior Scientist31 filings
  4. Zoetis, Inc. · Senior Scientist28 filings
  5. PFIZER INC. · Senior Scientist26 filings
  6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Senior Scientist26 filings
  7. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP · Senior Scientist22 filings
  8. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · Senior Scientist21 filings
  9. Sanofi US Services Inc. · Senior Scientist19 filings
  10. MedImmune LLC · Senior Scientist16 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
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136