H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist/Engineer, Research & Development

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist/Engineer, Research & Development covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,207.

FY2026 certified median
$128,207
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,963–$131,704
Top employer
Celanese Polymer Products, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$106,400$106,400$106,400
FY20252$130,000$130,000$130,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$128,207$120,963$131,704

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist/Engineer, Research & DevelopmentFY2024 $106,400; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,207$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$106,400FY2025$130,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,207Certified median offer, Senior Scientist/Engineer, Research & DevelopmentFY2024 $106,400; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,207$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$106,400FY2025$130,000FY2026*$128,207
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Celanese Polymer Products, LLC1 filings
  2. DDP Specialty Electronic Materials US, LLC1 filings
  3. DuPont Electronic Materials CMP, LLC1 filings
  4. DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC1 filings
  5. EKC Technology, Inc.1 filings
  6. FilmTec Water USA, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Edina2 filings
  2. Hayward1 filings
  3. Newark1 filings
  4. Wilmington1 filings
  5. Marlborough1 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 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2041$77,210$109,200$141,190$173,181
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2199$81,952$106,267$130,603$154,918
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2131$82,285$104,458$126,630$148,803
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173