H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Assistant Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Visiting Assistant Research Scientist covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,120.

FY2026 certified median
$107,120
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$73,000–$109,866
Top employer
University of Maryland College Park
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$101,816$92,341$103,758
FY202510$94,500$85,179$108,654
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$107,120$73,000$109,866

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Assistant Research ScientistFY2024 $101,816; FY2025 $94,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,120$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$101,816FY2025$94,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$107,120Certified median offer, Visiting Assistant Research ScientistFY2024 $101,816; FY2025 $94,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,120$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$101,816FY2025$94,500FY2026*$107,120
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Maryland College Park28 filings
  2. University of Maryland4 filings
  3. University of Illinois1 filings
  4. University of Michigan1 filings

Top cities

  1. College Park16 filings
  2. Greenbelt9 filings
  3. Sunnyvale2 filings
  4. Champaign1 filings
  5. Urbana1 filings
  6. Gaithersburg1 filings
  7. North Bethesda1 filings
  8. Silver Spring1 filings
  9. Ann Arbor1 filings
  10. Hamilton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Maryland College Park · Visiting Assistant Research Scientist28 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2021$84,011$105,622$127,234$148,845
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2012$114,254$141,814$169,395$196,955
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2011$109,242$131,394$153,546$175,698
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-2099$109,179$137,904$166,629$195,354
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2021$103,501$124,821$146,162$167,482
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146019-1042$59,218$80,454$101,712$122,949
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658017-2041$95,264$115,378$135,491$155,605
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-2021$72,966$97,406$121,826$146,266
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594019-2021$64,397$110,178$155,979$201,760
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410