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Food and Drug Administration H-1B Salaries 2026

51 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Food and Drug Administration, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $132,638.

$132,638Median salary
$123,15825th percentile
$138,02475th percentile
51Filings

Food and Drug Administration H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Visiting Associate38$133,301$132,638 – $138,024
Visiting Scientist13$105,854$100,440 – $146,518

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Silver Spring, MD39$133,964
Jefferson, AR6$99,450
Detroit, MI1$146,518
Saint Louis, MO1$118,863
Metairie, LA1$120,629
Jefferson, MD1$113,533
Houston, TX1$139,116
Dallas, TX1$102,768

Wage levels

Level I78% · 40
Level II18% · 9
Level III2% · 1
Level IV2% · 1

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $68,016.

Recent Food and Drug Administration H-1B filings

Latest 51 of 51 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-302026-10-06Visiting AssociateHouston, TX$139,116I
2026-06-302026-09-13Visiting ScientistJefferson, MD$113,533IV
2026-06-152026-08-21Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-06-022026-07-26Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$121,785I
2026-06-022026-10-29Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$142,084I
2026-05-212026-10-11Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-05-212026-10-05Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-05-212026-09-01Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$105,854II
2026-05-212026-07-01Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$98,459II
2026-05-212026-10-16Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-05-212026-08-13Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-04-162026-07-05Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-04-162026-10-01Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-04-062026-05-24Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$142,084II
2026-04-022026-09-25Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$125,845I
2026-03-312026-04-20Visiting ScientistSilver Spring, MD$158,306II
2026-03-272026-07-03Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-03-272026-07-28Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-03-242026-09-07Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$138,024I
2026-03-112026-05-31Visiting ScientistSilver Spring, MD$148,711I
2026-03-112026-08-22Visiting AssociateMetairie, LA$120,629II
2026-03-112026-05-21Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$142,084I
2026-02-202026-08-14Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-02-172026-06-21Visiting ScientistSilver Spring, MD$153,509I
2026-02-172026-06-18Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$105,829I
2026-02-172026-08-02Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$158,306I
2026-02-052026-07-13Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$133,964I
2026-02-052026-07-10Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$121,785I
2026-01-272026-05-07Visiting AssociateSaint Louis, MO$118,863I
2026-01-082026-04-13Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638II
2026-01-082026-04-01Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638II
2026-01-082026-06-19Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2026-01-082026-04-20Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-11-252026-01-15Visiting ScientistDetroit, MI$146,518II
2025-11-252026-01-03Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$128,619I
2025-09-022026-01-01Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-08-272026-01-01Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-08-262025-12-12Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$124,599I
2025-08-202025-10-01Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$97,485I
2025-08-182025-10-01Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$131,826I
2025-08-182025-09-12Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$140,677II
2025-08-142025-08-18Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$136,658I
2025-08-122025-09-01Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$100,440I
2025-08-122025-08-17Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$104,807I
2025-08-062025-09-10Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-08-062025-08-30Visiting ScientistSilver Spring, MD$124,531I
2025-08-042025-08-12Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-07-302025-08-14Visiting ScientistDallas, TX$102,768III
2025-07-212025-08-13Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I
2025-07-212025-07-31Visiting ScientistJefferson, AR$97,485I
2025-07-142025-07-17Visiting AssociateSilver Spring, MD$132,638I

Employer names as filed: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.