Research Chemist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 45 certified H-1B applications for Research Chemist roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,000.

Median salary offered: $93,000
Middle half earn: $78,291 to $110,156
Top 10% earn over: $126,039
Certified filings: 45

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
KLA Corporation	4	$117,025	$109,508 – $121,260
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3	$85,000	$81,646 – $90,000
Uniseal, Inc.	2	$130,518	$130,518 – $130,518
Navinta, LLC	2	$94,500	$93,750 – $95,250
Amstergen Life Sciences LLC	2	$58,822	$58,822 – $58,822
Charlie Engineering Tech	2	$110,000	$105,000 – $115,000
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company	2	$155,945	$149,208 – $162,682
Vishwamitra Research Institute	2	$79,997	$79,997 – $79,997
Advanced Materials & Catalysts LLC	1	$119,393	$119,393 – $119,393
Abilene Christian University	1	$54,500	$54,500 – $54,500
Dako Resources, LLC	1	$80,080	$80,080 – $80,080
Eastman Chemical Company	1	$117,000	$117,000 – $117,000
Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC	1	$128,205	$128,205 – $128,205
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions	1	$97,850	$97,850 – $97,850
Cardolite Corporation	1	$90,000	$90,000 – $90,000
Chemeor, Inc.	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Cytec Industries, Inc.	1	$79,061	$79,061 – $79,061
Axle Informatics	1	$110,156	$110,156 – $110,156
IASO Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$84,000	$84,000 – $84,000
Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.	1	$97,717	$97,717 – $97,717
Gummynology LLC	1	$45,760	$45,760 – $45,760
Graver Technologies LLC	1	$65,333	$65,333 – $65,333
Genex Systems, LLC	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
J-Star Research, Inc.	1	$101,650	$101,650 – $101,650
Nano Catalytics Inc.	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Intertek USA, Inc.	1	$91,893	$91,893 – $91,893
Power Environmental Energy Research Institute	1	$75,000	$75,000 – $75,000
Obiter Research, LLC	1	$67,000	$67,000 – $67,000
Sepax Bioscience Inc	1	$75,000	$75,000 – $75,000
Progen Pharmaceutical, Inc.	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Tesla NanoCoatings, Inc.	1	$55,000	$55,000 – $55,000
University of Notre Dame du Lac	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Valco Instruments Co. Inc.	1	$93,683	$93,683 – $93,683
Ventana Applied Sciences, LLC	1	$55,000	$55,000 – $55,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Totowa, NJ	4	$117,025	$109,508 – $121,260
Houston, TX	3	$100,000	$96,842 – $110,000
Baytown, TX	2	$155,945	$149,208 – $162,682
Davis, CA	2	$86,646	$82,468 – $90,823
Evansville, IN	2	$130,518	$130,518 – $130,518
Conshohocken, PA	2	$123,799	$121,596 – $126,002
Covina, CA	2	$87,500	$81,250 – $93,750
Ewing, NJ	2	$94,500	$93,750 – $95,250
Warminster, PA	2	$58,822	$58,822 – $58,822
Odessa, TX	2	$79,997	$79,997 – $79,997
Champaign, IL	1	$67,000	$67,000 – $67,000
Bristol, PA	1	$90,000	$90,000 – $90,000
Clearwater, FL	1	$45,760	$45,760 – $45,760
Cincinnati, OH	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Ann Arbor, MI	1	$80,080	$80,080 – $80,080
Abilene, TX	1	$54,500	$54,500 – $54,500
Glasgow, DE	1	$65,333	$65,333 – $65,333
East Lansing, MI	1	$84,000	$84,000 – $84,000
Cranbury, NJ	1	$101,650	$101,650 – $101,650
Bethesda, MD	1	$110,156	$110,156 – $110,156

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	11	$58,822
Level II	17	$85,000
Level III	9	$101,650
Level IV	6	$124,478

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

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	2	$58,822
2024	18	$87,946
2025	13	$93,683
2026	12	$106,650