H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Sr Research Scientist covers 56 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $111,607.

FY2026 certified median
$111,607
Total filings
56
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$80,375–$191,423
Top employer
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$114,950$76,000$125,000
FY202522$86,275$79,296$178,567
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$111,607$80,375$191,423

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr Research ScientistFY2024 $114,950; FY2025 $86,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,607$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$114,950FY2025$86,275FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$111,607Certified median offer, Sr Research ScientistFY2024 $114,950; FY2025 $86,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,607$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$114,950FY2025$86,275FY2026*$111,607
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center12 filings
  2. UT Southwestern Medical Center6 filings
  3. General Hospital Corporation5 filings
  4. UIH America, Inc.4 filings
  5. Databricks, Inc.3 filings
  6. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School3 filings
  7. Hippocratic AI, Inc2 filings
  8. Prelude Therapeutics, Inc.2 filings
  9. Yahoo Holdings Inc.2 filings
  10. Axon Enterprise, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston16 filings
  2. Dallas6 filings
  3. Palo Alto3 filings
  4. Charlestown3 filings
  5. Worcester3 filings
  6. New York3 filings
  7. Wilmington2 filings
  8. La Jolla1 filings
  9. Sunnyvale1 filings
  10. Aurora1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Sr Research Scientist12 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2031$61,235$78,146$95,056$111,966
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464