Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr Staff Scientist
Occupation profile for Sr Staff Scientist covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $103,757.
- FY2025 certified median
- $103,757
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $85,009–$125,694
- Top employer
- BioLegend, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $107,706 | $92,770 | $122,643 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $103,757 | $85,009 | $125,694 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- BioLegend, Inc.2 filings
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute2 filings
- Billups, LLC1 filings
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center1 filings
- Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc. (IDeaS)1 filings
- The University of Chicago1 filings
Top cities
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 19-1021 | $81,827 | $104,270 | $126,693 | $149,136 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 19-1021 | $58,781 | $78,957 | $99,154 | $119,330 |
| 2026-27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 38900 | 15-2051 | $84,510 | $109,595 | $134,701 | $159,786 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-2041 | $94,203 | $121,680 | $149,136 | $176,613 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 19-1042 | $87,464 | $108,160 | $128,856 | $149,552 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 19-2031 | $63,981 | $82,534 | $101,067 | $119,621 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2041 | $90,605 | $102,003 | $113,422 | $124,821 |