H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Research Scientist covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $276,194.

FY2026 certified median
$276,194
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$276,194–$276,194
Top employer
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$180,000$176,658$187,850
FY20253$186,300$185,650$233,150
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$276,194$276,194$276,194

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Research ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $186,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $276,194$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$186,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$276,194Certified median offer, Senior Staff Research ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $186,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $276,194$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$180,000FY2025$186,300FY2026*$276,194
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Boston Dynamics, Inc.7 filings
  2. IonQ Quantum, Inc.1 filings
  3. MONGODB, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Waltham7 filings
  2. Palo Alto1 filings
  3. Boston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Boston Dynamics, Inc. · Senior Staff Research Scientist7 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 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2012$80,766$105,186$129,584$154,003
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614