H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Scientist I

Occupation profile for Staff Scientist I covers 88 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $82,450.

FY2026 certified median
$82,450
Total filings
88
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$71,448–$107,000
Top employer
Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$72,682$67,303$109,780
FY202534$73,570$69,701$82,611
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$82,450$71,448$107,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Scientist IFY2024 $72,682; FY2025 $73,570; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,450$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$72,682FY2025$73,570FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$82,450Certified median offer, Staff Scientist IFY2024 $72,682; FY2025 $73,570; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,450$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$72,682FY2025$73,570FY2026*$82,450
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates20 filings
  2. Children's National Medical Center16 filings
  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.14 filings
  4. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC14 filings
  5. Texas Biomedical Research Institute6 filings
  6. Lieber Institute, Inc.4 filings
  7. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,Inc.3 filings
  8. Medical University of South Carolina & Affiliates3 filings
  9. BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION1 filings
  10. JANUS Research Group, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Charleston23 filings
  2. Boston18 filings
  3. Washington16 filings
  4. Newport News14 filings
  5. San Antonio6 filings
  6. Baltimore4 filings
  7. Mountain View1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. Chicago1 filings
  10. Lexington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates · Staff Scientist I20 filings
  2. Children's National Medical Center · Staff Scientist I16 filings
  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. · Staff Scientist I14 filings
  4. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC · Staff Scientist I14 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
2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670019-1042$73,715$116,958$160,222$203,466
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726019-2012$93,246$109,034$124,800$140,587
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
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1042$60,195$73,798$87,381$100,984
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670019-1029$71,094$86,902$102,690$118,498
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651