H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Scientist II

Occupation profile for Staff Scientist II covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $88,432.

FY2026 certified median
$88,432
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,391–$114,220
Top employer
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$101,665$85,233$127,365
FY20258$92,870$69,293$117,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$88,432$84,391$114,220

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Scientist IIFY2024 $101,665; FY2025 $92,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,432$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$101,665FY2025$92,870FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$88,432Certified median offer, Staff Scientist IIFY2024 $101,665; FY2025 $92,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,432$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$101,665FY2025$92,870FY2026*$88,432
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC8 filings
  2. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates6 filings
  3. Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc.3 filings
  4. Children's National Medical Center2 filings
  5. Texas Biomedical Research Institute2 filings
  6. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia2 filings
  7. JANUS Research Group, LLC1 filings
  8. Lieber Institute, Inc.1 filings
  9. The ADA Forsyth Institute1 filings
  10. The University of Chicago1 filings

Top cities

  1. Newport News8 filings
  2. Charleston6 filings
  3. Greenfield3 filings
  4. Washington2 filings
  5. Philadelphia2 filings
  6. San Antonio2 filings
  7. Lemont1 filings
  8. Lexington1 filings
  9. Somerville1 filings
  10. Baltimore1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC · Staff Scientist II8 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
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726019-2012$93,246$109,034$124,800$140,587
2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670019-1042$73,715$116,958$160,222$203,466
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1029$73,632$96,678$119,746$142,792
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1022$62,275$78,915$95,576$112,216
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1042$71,635$85,634$99,653$113,651
2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670019-1021$76,419$93,475$110,552$127,608
2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670019-1029$71,094$86,902$102,690$118,498
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1022$63,274$79,331$95,389$111,446
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170019-1041$60,091$69,326$78,541$87,776