H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SR. SCIENTIST I

Occupation profile for SR. SCIENTIST I covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $96,720.

FY2026 certified median
$96,720
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$94,860–$98,580
Top employer
ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$141,000$141,000$141,000
FY20253$149,821$147,911$149,911
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$96,720$94,860$98,580

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SR. SCIENTIST IFY2024 $141,000; FY2025 $149,821; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,720$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$141,000FY2025$149,821FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$96,720Certified median offer, SR. SCIENTIST IFY2024 $141,000; FY2025 $149,821; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,720$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$141,000FY2025$149,821FY2026*$96,720
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.3 filings
  2. Danisco USA Inc.1 filings
  3. Dren Bio Management, Inc.1 filings
  4. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. South San Francisco3 filings
  2. Palo Alto1 filings
  3. San Carlos1 filings
  4. Milwaukee1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334019-2031$60,507$72,488$84,448$96,429
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1012$79,810$98,322$116,834$135,346