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Physical Scientists, All Other: H-1B salaries and wage levels

114certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$84,547median offer
$63k to $107kmiddle half of offers
23%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

What employers offer

114 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$50k to $60k: 10 LCAs$60k to $70k: 29 LCAs$70k to $80k: 13 LCAs$80k to $90k: 17 LCAs$90k to $100k: 12 LCAs$100k to $110k: 8 LCAs$110k to $120k: 8 LCAs$120k to $130k: 6 LCAs$130k to $140k: 4 LCAs$140k to $150k: 2 LCAs$150k to $160k: 1 LCA$160k to $170k: 1 LCA$180k to $190k: 1 LCA$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$210k to $220k: 1 LCA $50k to $60k: 10 LCAs$60k to $70k: 29 LCAs$70k to $80k: 13 LCAs$80k to $90k: 17 LCAs$90k to $100k: 12 LCAs$100k to $110k: 8 LCAs$110k to $120k: 8 LCAs$120k to $130k: 6 LCAs$130k to $140k: 4 LCAs$140k to $150k: 2 LCAs$150k to $160k: 1 LCA$160k to $170k: 1 LCA$180k to $190k: 1 LCA$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$210k to $220k: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs

Lottery entries

13 new-employment LCAs
Physical Scientists, All Other 15%31%23%23% 13
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

81 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$88,443 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 University of Maryland College Park 12 $107,120
2 California Institute of Technology 10 $121,160
3 Carnegie Mellon University 6 $61,166
4 The Leland Stanford, Jr University 4 $85,686
5 Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii 4 $89,523
6 Texas A&M University 4 $75,040
7 Harvard University 3 $71,000
8 The University of Alabama in Huntsville 3 $60,000
9 University of Arkansas 3 $51,522
10 The University of Iowa 3 $62,232
All other employers 62 –