Scientist I H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1042).

Employers filed 210 wage applications for Scientist I jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 60 employers. The median offered wage was $75,000, 13.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. University of Wisconsin System filed the most (81, median $69,000).

Filings: 210
Positions covered: 206
Employers: 60
Median offered: $75,000
Median prevailing wage: $66,416
Filings since FY2020: 1,150
Median offer change since FY2020: −12%

Scientist I, all employers210 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$75,000Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$66,547 to $93,636Where the middle half of the filings fall

$66,416Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Scientist I jobs fell 12%, from $84,504 in fiscal 2020 to $74,042 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 14.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 230 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.

Scientist I by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	149	$74,042	−4.6%	$63,627	+14.0%
2025	230	$77,625	−6.0%	$69,888	+7.4%
2024	199	$82,538	+3.2%	$72,862	+11.9%
2023	172	$80,000	−5.9%	$67,642	+15.5%
2022	173	$85,000	no change	$72,634	+13.3%
2021	116	$85,000	+0.6%	$75,088	+11.8%
2020	111	$84,504	n/a	$71,251	+10.9%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
University of Wisconsin System	81	$69,000	+16.2%
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	14	$69,944	+4.7%
Allen Institute	12	$84,900	+33.5%
University of Kentucky	7	$55,487	+11.7%
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.	6	$100,909	+29.1%
AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc.	4	$104,000	+8.8%
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Midwest, LLC.	4	$44,346	at the minimum
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	4	$87,121	+28.6%
Resolian f.k.a. Alliance Pharma, Inc.	4	$93,636	+17.8%
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC	4	$42,661	at the minimum
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	3	$66,747	at the minimum
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	3	$112,549	at the minimum
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	3	$74,000	+7.9%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	3	$88,000	+45.2%
Adimab Service Company, LLC	2	$161,000	+44.5%
Tessera Therapeutics	2	$122,582	+14.9%
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.	2	$137,540	+16.7%
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.	2	$92,825	at the minimum
Univ of WI System	2	$67,683	+25.9%
Azenta, Inc.	2	$83,858	+12.1%
10x Genomics, Inc.	2	$131,500	+8.8%
AbbVie Inc.	2	$103,269	+13.0%
Metagenomi, Inc.	2	$122,500	+10.3%
Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc	2	$145,000	+4.5%
KBI Biopharma, Inc.	2	$97,433	+5.0%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 60. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Scientist I jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Madison, WI	78	$68,925	+16.8%
Birmingham, AL	14	$70,000	+7.8%
Seattle, WA	12	$84,900	+33.5%
South San Francisco, CA	7	$125,000	+7.8%
Boston, MA	6	$89,685	+14.3%
Cambridge, MA	6	$110,000	+18.0%
Frederick, MD	6	$100,909	+29.1%
Lexington, KY	6	$55,624	+13.3%
Kalamazoo, MI	4	$44,346	at the minimum
Malvern, PA	4	$93,636	+17.8%
Exton, PA	3	$66,747	at the minimum
La Jolla, CA	3	$88,000	+45.2%
Lancaster, PA	3	$42,661	at the minimum
Lexington, MA	3	$134,680	+14.7%
Somerville, MA	3	$120,000	+5.8%
Worcester, MA	3	$103,000	+3.4%
Bethesda, MD	2	$74,000	+7.9%
Durham, NC	2	$91,192	+24.8%
Emeryville, CA	2	$122,500	+10.3%
Gaithersburg, MD	2	$65,000	+6.7%
Lebanon, NH	2	$161,000	+44.5%
Milwaukee, WI	2	$60,935	+14.4%
Normal, IL	2	$60,000	+10.1%
North Chicago, IL	2	$84,786	+11.5%
Pleasanton, CA	2	$131,500	+8.8%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry48%

Level II, qualified34%

Level III, experienced14%

Level IV, fully competent4%

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.