H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $117,000.

FY2026 certified median
$117,000
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,000–$119,817
Top employer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$111,400$111,400$111,400
FY20256$114,700$114,700$114,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$117,000$117,000$119,817

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist, Analytical R&DFY2024 $111,400; FY2025 $114,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$111,400FY2025$114,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$117,000Certified median offer, Senior Scientist, Analytical R&DFY2024 $111,400; FY2025 $114,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $117,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$111,400FY2025$114,700FY2026*$117,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC18 filings
  2. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC1 filings
  3. MRL San Francisco LLC1 filings
  4. NJ Bio, Inc.1 filings
  5. PFIZER INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Rahway11 filings
  2. West Point5 filings
  3. South San Francisco1 filings
  4. Chesterfield1 filings
  5. Iselin1 filings
  6. Kenilworth1 filings
  7. Piscataway1 filings
  8. Princeton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D18 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 3562019-1021$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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1021$69,035$79,414$89,814$100,194
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2031$82,410$106,517$130,624$154,731
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2031$64,168$81,661$99,174$116,667