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Chemist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 369 certified H-1B applications for Chemist roles between May 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $75,676.

Median salary offered
$75,676
Middle half earn
$63,086 to $90,000
Top 10% earn over
$110,000
Certified filings
369

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
RK Pharma Inc43$63,000$63,000 – $64,615
Novitium Pharma LLC.26$78,770$78,770 – $80,442
Sannova Analytical LLC17$81,000$70,000 – $85,000
Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC11$60,000$57,054 – $65,050
Guardian Drug Company, Inc.11$68,000$63,300 – $85,500
A & B Environmental Services, Inc.10$63,357$60,934 – $63,544
J-Star Research, Inc.9$106,000$90,000 – $115,000
APPCO Pharma LLC8$62,000$62,000 – $74,375
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.8$96,140$81,875 – $97,106
Battelle Memorial Institute7$104,636$102,631 – $121,420
Apicore LLC7$100,000$97,264 – $127,500
Eli Lilly and Company7$100,526$100,526 – $154,678
KVK-Tech, Inc.6$107,500$97,500 – $125,000
Samjan Group Inc.5$80,600$64,230 – $80,600
WES Pharma Inc.5$66,227$55,000 – $83,200
Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc4$81,600$80,000 – $87,100
RTI Laboratories Inc4$59,550$58,512 – $63,751
C S Bio Co.3$75,000$74,500 – $75,000
Everest Life Sciences LLC3$68,141$66,186 – $91,312
Seaway Pharma Inc3$62,000$57,500 – $62,000
Applied Materials, Inc3$166,000$164,938 – $168,000
Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC3$85,000$82,500 – $87,500
Rising Pharma Holdings Inc.3$65,000$60,000 – $65,000
Allexcel Inc2$132,700$131,850 – $133,550
Alfa Chemistry Inc.2$95,451$78,176 – $112,726
Aucta Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$82,500$81,250 – $83,750
A&B Labs Arizona Inc.2$60,861$60,861 – $60,861
Agnitio, Inc.2$60,500$60,250 – $60,750
AGT Labs Inc.2$69,014$66,186 – $71,843
Tulex Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Pilla Electrical Products, Inc.2$62,000$62,000 – $62,000
Strive Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$65,000$65,000 – $65,000
Sika Corporation2$101,200$99,525 – $102,875
Quagen Pharmaceuticals LLC2$81,350$75,675 – $87,025
USpharma Ltd2$63,018$60,509 – $65,528
Synchem Inc2$55,997$55,996 – $55,998
Jamestown Distributors LLC2$106,113$106,113 – $106,113
FerroByte, Inc.2$101,920$98,800 – $105,040
GAR Technologies Inc2$64,250$63,875 – $64,625
Cosmetics & Perfume Filling & Packaging, Inc.2$79,487$78,930 – $80,044
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC2$68,085$64,042 – $72,128
Green Chemicals Inc.2$78,187$78,187 – $78,187
COSMAX USA Corporation2$73,891$72,998 – $74,784
Bostik, Inc.2$57,221$57,221 – $57,221
Biogene Organics, Inc2$66,672$62,508 – $70,836
A Chemtek, Inc.2$76,500$76,500 – $76,500
ACS Scientific Inc2$75,300$72,650 – $77,950
Kingfa Science & Technology (USA), Inc.2$68,162$63,596 – $72,727
Intertek Testing Services Philippines2$58,074$58,074 – $58,074
MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc2$80,115$72,172 – $88,058

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Pearl River, NY41$63,000$63,000 – $64,230
East Windsor, NJ29$78,770$78,770 – $90,000
Somerset, NJ21$81,000$70,000 – $85,763
Piscataway, NJ12$68,365$62,000 – $81,250
Delran, NJ11$60,000$57,054 – $65,050
Dayton, NJ11$68,000$63,300 – $85,500
Houston, TX11$63,357$62,878 – $63,357
East Brunswick, NJ9$80,600$65,000 – $80,974
Newtown, PA8$107,500$98,750 – $122,500
Richland, WA7$104,636$102,631 – $121,420
Fairfield, NJ7$80,000$64,500 – $82,987
South Plainfield, NJ7$110,000$98,000 – $115,000
Davis, CA6$89,569$79,625 – $96,140
Cranbury, NJ5$90,000$80,000 – $90,000
Westminster, MD5$66,227$55,000 – $83,200
North Brunswick, NJ4$87,800$76,508 – $103,750
Indianapolis, IN4$100,526$96,694 – $100,526
Wilmington, DE4$81,600$80,000 – $87,100
Livonia, MI4$59,550$58,512 – $63,751
Boston, MA3$140,000$124,080 – $149,278

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I174$63,086
Level II125$80,600
Level III37$100,000
Level IV32$115,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202320$62,000
2024170$77,427
2025108$69,708
202671$79,040