H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff Research Scientist covers 113 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $220,000.

FY2026 certified median
$220,000
Total filings
113
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$169,100–$250,370
Top employer
IBM Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202432$180,000$148,429$239,202
FY202537$227,126$179,837$258,131
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)44$220,000$169,100$250,370

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Research ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $227,126; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$227,126FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$220,000Certified median offer, Staff Research ScientistFY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $227,126; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$180,000FY2025$227,126FY2026*$220,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. IBM Corporation37 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.22 filings
  3. Boston Dynamics, Inc.13 filings
  4. Google LLC6 filings
  5. MONGODB, INC.4 filings
  6. Mobi Systems, Inc.3 filings
  7. Shockwave Medical, Inc.3 filings
  8. Washington University3 filings
  9. Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc.2 filings
  10. Kennedy Krieger Institute2 filings

Top cities

  1. Yorktown Heights18 filings
  2. Foster City16 filings
  3. Waltham13 filings
  4. San Jose12 filings
  5. Mountain View6 filings
  6. Palo Alto6 filings
  7. Cambridge6 filings
  8. San Francisco4 filings
  9. Santa Clara3 filings
  10. Atlanta3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. IBM Corporation · Staff Research Scientist37 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Staff Research Scientist22 filings
  3. Boston Dynamics, Inc. · Staff Research Scientist13 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2031$75,213$91,416$107,598$123,802
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1221$102,107$134,014$165,901$197,808
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651