Research Scientist III H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221).

Employers filed 63 wage applications for Research Scientist III jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 22 employers. The median offered wage was $119,542, 12.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Amazon.com Services LLC filed the most (17, median $195,200).

Filings: 63
Positions covered: 135
Employers: 22
Median offered: $119,542
Median prevailing wage: $100,379
Filings since FY2020: 355
Median offer change since FY2020: −19%

Research Scientist III, all employers63 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$119,542Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$84,843 to $189,640Where the middle half of the filings fall

$100,379Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Research Scientist III jobs fell 19%, from $141,100 in fiscal 2020 to $114,917 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 17.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 70 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.

Research Scientist III by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	45	$114,917	−9.6%	$89,752	+17.0%
2025	69	$127,120	+29.1%	$105,779	+15.0%
2024	53	$98,479	−10.5%	$95,139	+15.7%
2023	61	$110,000	+4.8%	$94,786	+11.7%
2022	70	$105,000	−1.2%	$90,958	+5.7%
2021	29	$106,288	−24.7%	$101,587	+8.3%
2020	28	$141,100	n/a	$122,824	+5.1%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Amazon.com Services LLC	17	$195,200	+10.3%
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	6	$199,595	+15.9%
Tokyo Electron America, Inc.	5	$135,304	at the minimum
Seattle Children'S Hospital	5	$78,735	+9.4%
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.	4	$117,230	+62.5%
University of Texas Medical Branch	3	$84,885	+18.9%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	3	$72,000	+11.5%
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	3	$95,325	+56.4%
University of New Mexico	2	$65,986	+17.4%
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	2	$73,712	+19.2%
University of New Hampshire	2	$90,000	+16.0%
Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)	1	$89,250	+5.7%
BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC	1	$103,200	+0.5%
Health Research, Inc.	1	$110,341	+9.9%
The Broad Institute, Inc.	1	$126,045	+40.4%
GenScript USA Inc.	1	$110,450	+26.6%
Lonza Tampa LLC	1	$92,000	+10.1%
Lonza Houston Inc	1	$82,960	+34.6%
Colorado State University	1	$115,000	+1.1%
New York State Office of Mental Health	1	$96,336	at the minimum
W.M. Rice University	1	$65,998	+4.8%
Chewy, Inc.	1	$190,190	+71.6%

Where Research Scientist III jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Bellevue, WA	13	$192,700	+15.6%
Houston, TX	6	$108,533	+53.3%
Seattle, WA	6	$79,725	+10.8%
Austin, TX	4	$135,304	at the minimum
Sunnyvale, CA	4	$198,147	+13.4%
Galveston, TX	3	$84,885	+18.9%
Huntsville, AL	3	$95,325	+56.4%
Rapid City, SD	3	$72,000	+11.5%
Albuquerque, NM	2	$65,986	+17.4%
Ames, IA	2	$73,712	+19.2%
Durham, NH	2	$90,000	+16.0%
San Francisco, CA	2	$235,961	+25.6%
Albany, NY	1	$110,341	+9.9%
Arlington, VA	1	$168,200	+2.5%
Cambridge, MA	1	$126,045	+40.4%
Chicago, IL	1	$179,500	+40.0%
Cupertino, CA	1	$178,854	at the minimum
Fremont, CA	1	$159,042	+17.0%
Hopkinton, MA	1	$89,250	+5.7%
New York, NY	1	$115,000	+1.1%
Orangeburg, NY	1	$96,336	at the minimum
Redmond, WA	1	$110,450	+26.6%
Research Triangle Park, NC	1	$103,200	+0.5%
Santa Clara, CA	1	$210,100	+4.5%
Tampa, FL	1	$92,000	+10.1%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry19%

Level II, qualified21%

Level III, experienced44%

Level IV, fully competent16%

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.
1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.