H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Scientist

Occupation profile for Sr. Scientist covers 149 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $136,552.

FY2026 certified median
$136,552
Total filings
149
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$107,132–$148,180
Top employer
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202440$104,000$102,710$117,500
FY202545$104,924$93,711$137,864
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)64$136,552$107,132$148,180

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. ScientistFY2024 $104,000; FY2025 $104,924; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $136,552$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$104,000FY2025$104,924FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$136,552Certified median offer, Sr. ScientistFY2024 $104,000; FY2025 $104,924; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $136,552$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$104,000FY2025$104,924FY2026*$136,552
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL30 filings
  2. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.21 filings
  3. Amgen Inc.15 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company12 filings
  5. NOVITIUM PHARMA LLC.4 filings
  6. Anwita Biosciences Inc3 filings
  7. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 filings
  8. Illumina, Inc.3 filings
  9. PPD Development, L.P.3 filings
  10. Uber Technologies, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Memphis30 filings
  2. Tarrytown21 filings
  3. Thousand Oaks11 filings
  4. San Diego6 filings
  5. Boston6 filings
  6. South San Francisco5 filings
  7. East Windsor5 filings
  8. Indianapolis4 filings
  9. Watertown4 filings
  10. Redwood City3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Sr. Scientist30 filings
  2. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Sr. Scientist21 filings
  3. Amgen Inc. · Sr. Scientist15 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company · Sr. 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
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710019-1029$66,290$85,758$105,227$124,696
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2031$64,168$81,661$99,174$116,667
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582