H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Visiting Research Scientist covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,167.

FY2026 certified median
$70,167
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,963–$75,000
Top employer
University of Illinois
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$71,215$66,500$91,298
FY20257$65,226$61,250$66,245
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$70,167$65,963$75,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Research ScientistFY2024 $71,215; FY2025 $65,226; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,167$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$71,215FY2025$65,226FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,167Certified median offer, Visiting Research ScientistFY2024 $71,215; FY2025 $65,226; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,167$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$71,215FY2025$65,226FY2026*$70,167
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Illinois12 filings
  2. University of Illinois Chicago6 filings
  3. University of Illinois at Chicago3 filings
  4. The Florida State University2 filings
  5. Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence1 filings
  6. Indiana University1 filings
  7. The Leland Stanford, Jr University1 filings
  8. Weber State University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Urbana12 filings
  2. Chicago9 filings
  3. Tallahassee2 filings
  4. Stanford1 filings
  5. Bloomington1 filings
  6. Ogden1 filings
  7. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Illinois · Visiting Research Scientist12 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1022$53,144$61,173$69,202$77,230
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1042$60,507$75,920$91,354$106,766
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-2012$52,520$96,346$140,192$184,018
2026-27Tallahassee, FLArea 4522019-2031$47,861$54,621$61,360$68,120
2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402019-1029$69,971$92,518$115,045$137,592
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658015-1252$76,482$95,618$114,733$133,869
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658017-2031$48,589$69,472$90,376$111,259
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-1029$46,779$66,102$85,405$104,728
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658019-2032$75,629$89,898$104,146$118,414