Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Validation Specialist
Occupation profile for Validation Specialist covers 148 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $92,352.
- FY2026 certified median
- $92,352
- Total filings
- 148
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $81,037–$96,512
- Top employer
- ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 53 | $92,964 | $83,500 | $104,062 |
| FY2025 | 62 | $92,924 | $81,037 | $106,175 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 33 | $92,352 | $81,037 | $96,512 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC43 filings
- Gill's Process Control, Inc.10 filings
- Vastek Inc10 filings
- UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5 filings
- VAKULA TECHNOLOGIES INC.5 filings
- Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine4 filings
- Havix Group Inc.4 filings
- STARK PHARMA SOLUTIONS INC.4 filings
- Unicon Pharma Inc4 filings
- Armaan Biotech & IT Consultants, Inc.3 filings
Top cities
- Rensselaer14 filings
- Cary9 filings
- Rocky Mount9 filings
- Cambridge7 filings
- Lexington6 filings
- Research Triangle Park6 filings
- Hoschton4 filings
- Orlando3 filings
- Tampa3 filings
- Andover3 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 19-1029 | $77,626 | $100,755 | $123,885 | $147,014 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-2112 | $82,618 | $98,571 | $114,546 | $130,499 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 17-2112 | $86,466 | $101,421 | $116,397 | $131,352 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 19-1029 | $75,691 | $94,349 | $113,006 | $131,664 |
| 2026-27 | Rocky Mount, NCArea 40580 | 17-2112 | $75,962 | $87,589 | $99,216 | $110,843 |
| 2026-27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 20500 | 19-1029 | $69,202 | $85,862 | $102,523 | $119,184 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 19-1029 | $68,058 | $82,326 | $96,574 | $110,843 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1211 | $83,616 | $106,267 | $128,939 | $151,590 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 17-2112 | $78,166 | $93,704 | $109,242 | $124,779 |