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Physicists
SOC 19-2012. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 2,189 labor condition applications for Physicists (SOC 19-2012) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 2,130 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $85,588 a year (quartiles $71,500–$129,438), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,281. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (54% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 56 with a median offered wage of $141,126.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 54%Level II 20%Level III 10%Level IV 5%Not stated 12%
| Measure | SOC 19-2012 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $85,588 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $71,500–$129,438 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 74% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (2,184 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Physicists: 149 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
California 404 · New York 336 · Illinois 255 · Massachusetts 122 · Texas 113 · Maryland 109 · New Jersey 82 · Tennessee 77 · New Mexico 70 · Michigan 57
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $141,126.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | 9 |
| UPCI Cancer Services | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | Palo Alto | 3 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | 3 |
| Atom Computing, Inc. | Berkeley | 2 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara | 2 |
| TAE Technologies, Inc. | Foothill Ranch | 2 |
| Coherent Corp. | Saxonburg | 1 |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health | Charlotte | 1 |
| Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Menlo Park | 1 |
| KBR Wyle Services LLC | Houston | 1 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City | 1 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | 1 |
| Corning Incorporated | Corning | 1 |
| Southwest Research Institute | San Antonio | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Physicists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-2012 is $85,588 a year, with the middle half between $71,500 and $129,438; the median prevailing wage cited is $74,281.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Physicists?
Brookhaven National Laboratory (182), Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (100), Triad National Security, LLC (66), Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab (63), Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) (61)
Which wage level is most common for Physicists?
Level I: Level I 54%, Level II 20%, Level III 10%, Level IV 5% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Physicists?
56 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $141,126.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.