H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist II

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist II covers 101 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $115,710.

FY2026 certified median
$115,710
Total filings
101
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,709–$145,010
Top employer
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202437$113,610$99,061$141,200
FY202538$129,260$107,099$155,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$115,710$103,709$145,010

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist IIFY2024 $113,610; FY2025 $129,260; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $115,710$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$113,610FY2025$129,260FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$115,710Certified median offer, Senior Scientist IIFY2024 $113,610; FY2025 $129,260; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $115,710$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$113,610FY2025$129,260FY2026*$115,710
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.38 filings
  2. AbbVie Inc.13 filings
  3. ABBVIE BIORESEARCH CENTER INC.6 filings
  4. Schrodinger, Inc.5 filings
  5. ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.2 filings
  6. Elektrofi, Inc.2 filings
  7. Fors Marsh Group LLC2 filings
  8. Intercontinental Great Brands LLC2 filings
  9. Mirai Bio, Inc.2 filings
  10. Nitto Denko Technical Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge33 filings
  2. North Chicago9 filings
  3. San Diego7 filings
  4. Worcester6 filings
  5. Boston4 filings
  6. Exton3 filings
  7. Alameda2 filings
  8. Emeryville2 filings
  9. Irvine2 filings
  10. Oceanside2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. · Senior Scientist II38 filings
  2. AbbVie Inc. · Senior Scientist II13 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2031$65,603$82,950$100,277$117,624
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2031$63,981$82,534$101,067$119,621
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
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
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464