H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff Scientist covers 1,122 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,310.

FY2026 certified median
$79,310
Total filings
1,122
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,835–$100,000
Top employer
Washington University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024386$76,489$65,400$110,700
FY2025404$78,000$69,830$100,474
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)332$79,310$68,835$100,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff ScientistFY2024 $76,489; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,310$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$76,489FY2025$78,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$79,310Certified median offer, Staff ScientistFY2024 $76,489; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,310$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$76,489FY2025$78,000FY2026*$79,310
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Washington University291 filings
  2. National Institutes of Health, HHS160 filings
  3. Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope67 filings
  4. The Scripps Research Institute59 filings
  5. Albert Einstein College of Medicine57 filings
  6. The University of Chicago52 filings
  7. Baylor College of Medicine40 filings
  8. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center29 filings
  9. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute28 filings
  10. University of Rochester27 filings

Top cities

  1. St. Louis296 filings
  2. Bethesda139 filings
  3. La Jolla100 filings
  4. Duarte63 filings
  5. Chicago57 filings
  6. Bronx55 filings
  7. Houston40 filings
  8. Seattle37 filings
  9. Rochester27 filings
  10. Monrovia23 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Washington University · Staff Scientist291 filings
  2. National Institutes of Health, HHS · Staff Scientist160 filings
  3. Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope · Staff Scientist67 filings
  4. The Scripps Research Institute · Staff Scientist59 filings
  5. Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Staff Scientist57 filings
  6. The University of Chicago · Staff Scientist52 filings
  7. Baylor College of Medicine · Staff Scientist40 filings
  8. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Staff Scientist29 filings
  9. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · Staff Scientist28 filings
  10. University of Rochester · Staff Scientist27 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
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1042$76,024$94,494$112,944$131,414
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1042$76,898$99,757$122,637$145,496
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1042$91,312$111,488$131,664$151,840
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1021$91,582$115,357$139,152$162,926
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074