H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist I

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist I covers 145 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $112,549.

FY2026 certified median
$112,549
Total filings
145
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,906–$135,000
Top employer
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202451$106,215$96,242$130,000
FY202553$107,099$95,000$125,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)41$112,549$84,906$135,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist IFY2024 $106,215; FY2025 $107,099; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,549$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$106,215FY2025$107,099FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$112,549Certified median offer, Senior Scientist IFY2024 $106,215; FY2025 $107,099; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,549$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$106,215FY2025$107,099FY2026*$112,549
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.48 filings
  2. AbbVie Inc.10 filings
  3. Schrodinger, Inc.9 filings
  4. ABBVIE BIORESEARCH CENTER INC.8 filings
  5. Frontage Laboratories, Inc.6 filings
  6. Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC5 filings
  7. CEPHEID4 filings
  8. Prime Medicine Inc.4 filings
  9. 92Bio, Inc.3 filings
  10. Danisco US Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge48 filings
  2. Emeryville10 filings
  3. North Chicago8 filings
  4. San Diego6 filings
  5. Sunnyvale5 filings
  6. Boston5 filings
  7. Worcester5 filings
  8. Exton5 filings
  9. South San Francisco4 filings
  10. Lexington4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. · Senior Scientist I48 filings
  2. AbbVie Inc. · Senior Scientist I10 filings
  3. Schrodinger, Inc. · Senior Scientist I9 filings
  4. ABBVIE BIORESEARCH CENTER INC. · Senior Scientist I8 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219