H-1B wage filings in Richland, WA
Jobs with a worksite in Richland, Washington. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
169 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Richland, WA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 13 employers. The median offered wage was $115,000, 67.1% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Electrical Engineer (14).
- Filings
- 169
- Positions covered
- 161
- Employers
- 13
- Median offered
- $115,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $70,200
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,038
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +37%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Richland, WA rose 37%, from $83,619 in fiscal 2020 to $114,424 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 68.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 188 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Richland, WA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 118 | $114,424 | +0.3% | $68,078 | +68.4% |
| 2025 | 158 | $114,070 | +16.1% | $70,346 | +57.9% |
| 2024 | 139 | $98,283 | −4.6% | $64,667 | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 163 | $103,000 | +5.1% | $62,359 | +62.4% |
| 2022 | 188 | $98,000 | +6.5% | $55,661 | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 135 | $92,004 | +10.0% | $56,014 | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 137 | $83,619 | n/a | $56,077 | +59.7% |
Employers filing for jobs in Richland
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 142 | $115,004 | +68.3% | |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 7 | $157,810 | at the minimum | |
| Washington State University | 4 | $110,000 | +95.1% | |
| California Institute of Technology | 4 | $110,696 | +44.0% | |
| Stripe, LLC | 3 | $147,618 | at the minimum | |
| Bechtel National, Inc. | 1 | $162,852 | +3.8% | |
| Ryder System, Inc. | 1 | $106,866 | +17.2% | |
| Speridian Technologies, LLC | 1 | $88,992 | +1.1% | |
Showing the 8 employers with the most filings of 13. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Richland
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 14 | $124,447 | +75.8% | |
| Materials Scientist | 9 | $120,000 | +73.8% | |
| Data Scientist | 7 | $124,586 | +77.5% | |
| Earth Scientist (Atmospheric Science) | 7 | $126,532 | +48.5% | |
| Earth Scientist (Atmospheric and Space Scientists) | 6 | $119,969 | +49.0% | |
| Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemical Engineer) | 4 | $98,358 | +79.3% | |
| Post Doctorate Research Associate (Chemist) | 4 | $86,312 | +58.0% | |
| Assistant Professor | 3 | $110,000 | +104.3% | |
| Chemical Engineer | 3 | $110,510 | +80.3% | |
| Computational Scientist (Chemist) | 3 | $114,443 | +68.9% | |
| Mechanical Engineer | 3 | $108,000 | +41.8% | |
| PhD Intern (Chemical Engineer) | 3 | $69,680 | +34.5% | |
| Risk & Control Health Specialist | 3 | $147,618 | at the minimum | |
| Automation Engineer | 2 | $95,000 | +0.5% | |
| Chemist | 2 | $152,448 | +91.8% | |
| Chemist (Environmental Engineer) | 2 | $112,774 | +30.3% | |
| Computational Scientist (Materials Science) | 2 | $120,366 | +72.2% | |
| Computational Scientist (Mechanical Engineers) | 2 | $115,050 | +51.0% | |
| Data Scientist (Agricultural Engineer) | 2 | $137,000 | +81.5% | |
| Detector Specialist | 2 | $81,201 | +23.5% | |
| Earth Scientist (Mechanical Engineer) | 2 | $161,934 | +58.3% | |
| Electrical Engineer (Data Science) | 2 | $169,380 | +86.2% | |
| Hospitalist | 2 | $96,533 | at the minimum | |
| Materials Scientist (Chemist) | 2 | $147,986 | +93.5% | |
| Physicist | 2 | $126,818 | +63.2% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.