H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist I, Process Development

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist I, Process Development covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $167,000.

FY2025 certified median
$167,000
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$158,000–$171,750
Top employer
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$196,823$196,823$196,823
FY20254$167,000$158,000$171,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist I, Process DevelopmentFY2024 $196,823; FY2025 $167,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$196,823FY2025$167,000Certified median offer, Senior Scientist I, Process DevelopmentFY2024 $196,823; FY2025 $167,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$196,823FY2025$167,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.3 filings
  2. Vir Biotechnology, Inc.2 filings
  3. AbbVie Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Lexington3 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. North Chicago1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2041$80,725$100,880$121,035$141,190