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Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 818 certified H-1B applications for Scientist roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $101,251.

Median salary offered
$101,251
Middle half earn
$86,320 to $126,004
Top 10% earn over
$141,929
Certified filings
818

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital94$86,320$86,320 – $86,320
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.34$68,942$65,187 – $79,411
Children's Hospital Corporation27$91,998$84,375 – $100,000
Genentech, Inc.26$138,508$113,506 – $141,798
Amgen Inc.26$135,860$130,500 – $141,588
The Curators of the University of Missouri25$56,368$51,293 – $59,280
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company21$131,423$122,007 – $135,960
Kelly Services, Inc.18$99,226$89,544 – $121,113
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory15$138,091$127,244 – $142,511
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation14$73,800$73,000 – $75,750
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.14$125,576$123,120 – $128,125
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.13$115,345$114,976 – $117,505
GAP Solutions Inc.10$146,227$136,364 – $176,750
Uber Technologies, Inc.10$161,400$155,950 – $168,925
Axle Informatics10$99,900$93,775 – $103,374
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute9$97,850$80,000 – $100,000
Michigan State University9$100,000$95,000 – $118,060
Alnylam US, Inc.9$125,000$120,000 – $130,000
The J. David Gladstone Institutes9$76,515$76,515 – $78,362
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.9$135,000$135,000 – $142,830
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc.8$96,523$90,556 – $122,801
Sanofi US Services Inc.8$110,310$99,436 – $120,670
University of Miami7$117,010$110,005 – $123,342
Calico Life Sciences LLC7$156,000$149,000 – $159,000
New York Structural Biology Center7$113,400$113,350 – $114,625
Corixa Corporation6$96,484$89,306 – $105,913
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.6$139,000$135,700 – $142,900
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP6$105,266$101,519 – $112,429
Bayer Research and Development Services LLC5$97,708$90,508 – $100,000
Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation5$75,982$71,469 – $80,122
University of Rochester5$98,000$98,000 – $100,000
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.5$145,288$126,672 – $159,182
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.5$86,320$86,320 – $89,175
Guardant Health, Inc.4$137,280$130,031 – $138,013
Pfizer Inc.4$92,456$84,967 – $98,346
Evotec (US), Inc.4$85,782$84,574 – $87,356
Im Pro Makeup Ny LP4$150,000$140,000 – $160,000
Eli Lilly and Company4$74,865$72,666 – $76,000
A-New Bio Inc3$108,000$108,000 – $109,000
PPD Development, L.P.3$65,333$62,078 – $65,333
Cognizance Technologies LLC3$130,000$122,500 – $136,500
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.3$85,197$82,098 – $113,548
Takara Bio USA Inc.3$148,200$145,600 – $162,431
Amyris, Inc.3$150,467$127,984 – $150,467
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.3$128,939$124,950 – $128,939
Arc Research Institute3$122,000$122,000 – $132,000
Astrix Technology, LLC3$101,400$97,646 – $104,749
ABB Inc.3$98,322$94,474 – $111,520
Princeton Biomeditech Corporation3$80,400$80,400 – $80,400
The Procter & Gamble Company3$128,000$128,000 – $133,706

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Memphis, TN97$86,320$86,320 – $86,320
South San Francisco, CA62$140,000$130,588 – $145,750
Cambridge, MA56$127,000$109,275 – $136,192
Boston, MA54$99,100$84,530 – $115,000
Bethesda, MD40$93,298$79,500 – $119,980
Exton, PA32$70,035$65,187 – $80,044
Columbia, MO25$56,368$51,293 – $59,280
New York, NY21$115,850$113,300 – $149,000
San Francisco, CA19$100,000$77,438 – $127,500
San Diego, CA18$117,676$105,250 – $135,947
Waltham, MA16$111,784$103,562 – $120,119
Gaithersburg, MD15$107,185$97,500 – $113,790
Pasadena, CA15$138,091$127,244 – $142,511
Tarrytown, NY12$115,852$114,994 – $118,456
Thousand Oaks, CA12$131,000$129,084 – $135,430
San Jose, CA10$134,836$116,250 – $147,472
New Brunswick, NJ10$123,805$120,627 – $128,608
Palo Alto, CA10$122,000$87,500 – $139,320
Emeryville, CA9$135,000$105,500 – $150,467
East Lansing, MI9$100,000$95,000 – $118,060

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I199$79,000
Level II355$100,000
Level III190$125,000
Level IV63$135,000

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202372$95,215
2024271$100,000
2025294$100,060
2026181$112,549