H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Scientist, Tech

Occupation profile for Staff Scientist, Tech covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $229,500.

FY2026 certified median
$229,500
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$229,350–$232,950
Top employer
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$217,000$217,000$217,000
FY20255$229,800$219,400$236,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$229,500$229,350$232,950

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Scientist, TechFY2024 $217,000; FY2025 $229,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $229,500$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$217,000FY2025$229,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$229,500Certified median offer, Staff Scientist, TechFY2024 $217,000; FY2025 $229,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $229,500$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$217,000FY2025$229,800FY2026*$229,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco4 filings
  2. Seattle3 filings
  3. Sunnyvale2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Staff Scientist, Tech9 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757