H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development

Occupation profile for Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $123,594.

FY2026 certified median
$123,594
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$117,000–$123,786
Top employer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$111,400$111,400$112,900
FY202511$114,700$114,700$114,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$123,594$117,000$123,786

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Scientist, Preclinical DevelopmentFY2024 $111,400; FY2025 $114,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $123,594$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$111,400FY2025$114,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$123,594Certified median offer, Senior Scientist, Preclinical DevelopmentFY2024 $111,400; FY2025 $114,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $123,594$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$111,400FY2025$114,700FY2026*$123,594
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC21 filings
  2. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
  3. Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC1 filings
  4. MRL San Francisco LLC1 filings
  5. Pulse Biosciences, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Rahway17 filings
  2. West Point4 filings
  3. Hayward1 filings
  4. South San Francisco1 filings
  5. Boston1 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development21 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 3562017-2041$85,904$105,976$126,048$146,120
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
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 3798017-2041$86,341$107,557$128,752$149,968