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Scientist II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 431 certified H-1B applications for Scientist II roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $100,000.

Median salary offered
$100,000
Middle half earn
$80,396 to $125,000
Top 10% earn over
$140,213
Certified filings
431

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
University of Wisconsin System46$82,320$74,938 – $93,812
Allen Institute22$101,250$94,650 – $104,050
University of Kentucky17$66,685$64,000 – $68,421
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC.16$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute16$102,382$92,500 – $114,549
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.11$51,356$51,356 – $53,258
Triad National Security, LLC10$144,000$137,250 – $145,550
The University of Alabama at Birmingham8$82,586$78,375 – $92,500
Riconpharma, LLC7$85,000$82,987 – $85,598
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories LLC6$51,127$51,127 – $53,282
Tufts University6$89,600$87,293 – $116,150
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.6$130,424$129,531 – $131,431
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.6$78,875$75,696 – $79,992
10x Genomics, Inc.5$140,000$140,000 – $142,000
Abzena (Bristol) LLC5$109,470$103,000 – $109,725
AIR Worldwide Corporation4$113,530$104,710 – $121,250
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC4$118,762$112,617 – $121,175
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation4$112,500$107,500 – $116,250
Danisco USA Inc.4$109,450$104,208 – $114,691
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services New England, LLC.4$57,824$54,933 – $58,750
Metagenomi, Inc.4$135,000$128,750 – $136,250
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$86,292$85,548 – $86,640
CZ Biohub SF, LLC4$139,776$134,904 – $140,213
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.4$115,280$100,802 – $131,340
WuXi Biologics USA, LLC4$93,870$88,750 – $97,739
Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc.4$97,622$94,583 – $100,000
Inventprise Inc4$115,000$109,832 – $115,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute3$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Midwest, LLC.3$45,823$45,823 – $47,872
Zenith LifeScience LLC3$93,600$93,600 – $93,600
Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC3$90,640$89,320 – $106,670
Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.3$125,000$124,700 – $127,250
Hexagon Bio, Inc.3$140,000$140,000 – $144,058
Mammoth Biosciences Inc.3$140,213$133,682 – $142,606
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.3$140,760$136,380 – $142,550
Eurofins DiscoveRX Corporation3$75,005$63,336 – $78,478
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$83,928$83,928 – $83,928
Arcellx, Inc.3$145,000$135,118 – $145,000
Novozymes North America, Inc.3$103,251$103,251 – $104,634
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.3$125,000$120,000 – $129,000
Nighthawk Therapeutics, Inc.2$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
ArrePath, Inc.2$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.2$144,736$144,604 – $144,868
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2$145,750$144,375 – $147,125
BCVS Group2$85,197$85,197 – $85,197
ALS Therapy Development Foundation, Inc.2$108,500$107,750 – $109,250
Alltrna, Inc.2$136,350$132,675 – $140,025
AbbVie Inc.2$106,000$103,000 – $109,000
The Vertex Companies, Inc.2$70,512$70,512 – $70,512
HD Biosciences, Inc.2$95,000$95,000 – $95,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Madison, WI46$82,320$74,938 – $93,812
Boston, MA35$111,238$97,570 – $125,000
Seattle, WA23$101,250$94,650 – $104,050
Lexington, KY17$66,685$64,000 – $68,421
Cambridge, MA16$128,211$117,661 – $138,415
Columbia, MO16$50,000$50,000 – $50,000
San Diego, CA14$109,700$91,250 – $128,425
South San Francisco, CA13$135,000$125,000 – $139,339
West Point, PA10$51,356$51,356 – $54,148
Los Alamos, NM10$144,000$137,250 – $145,550
Birmingham, AL8$82,586$78,375 – $92,500
Denville, NJ7$85,000$82,987 – $85,598
Emeryville, CA7$135,000$122,500 – $137,500
Somerville, MA7$130,000$127,578 – $131,236
San Francisco, CA6$140,106$139,504 – $140,213
Cranbury, NJ6$90,000$75,000 – $95,804
Lancaster, PA6$51,127$51,127 – $53,282
Durham, NC5$97,900$95,000 – $117,523
Exton, PA5$77,782$75,000 – $79,968
Bristol, PA5$109,470$103,000 – $109,725

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I94$86,134
Level II199$94,650
Level III98$125,264
Level IV30$133,010

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202334$100,000
2024135$97,479
2025140$104,208
2026122$93,786