Senior Scientist I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 145 certified H-1B applications for Senior Scientist I roles between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $107,931.

Median salary offered: $107,931
Middle half earn: $95,264 to $130,553
Top 10% earn over: $142,000
Certified filings: 145

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	48	$96,242	$91,374 – $105,716
AbbVie Inc.	10	$126,500	$120,750 – $131,756
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.	8	$136,000	$130,415 – $141,250
Schrodinger, Inc.	7	$133,500	$127,000 – $136,150
Frontage Laboratories, Inc.	5	$83,031	$81,200 – $83,031
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC	5	$76,773	$65,000 – $76,773
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.	5	$146,000	$141,000 – $149,000
Cepheid	4	$134,716	$128,788 – $139,906
Prime Medicine Inc.	4	$115,562	$100,000 – $131,676
Danisco USA Inc.	4	$99,070	$97,700 – $100,440
92Bio, Inc.	3	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,218
Mammoth Biosciences Inc.	2	$117,500	$116,250 – $118,750
E Ink Corporation	2	$123,602	$123,301 – $123,904
Arrowhead Madison, Inc.	2	$102,232	$102,232 – $102,232
Cytokinetics, Inc.	2	$142,218	$136,328 – $148,109
Seismic Therapeutic Inc	2	$142,000	$142,000 – $142,000
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$120,000	$120,000 – $120,000
Boston Institute of Biotechnology LLC	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Altos Labs Inc.	1	$199,400	$199,400 – $199,400
BASF Corporation	1	$143,699	$143,699 – $143,699
Alltrna, Inc.	1	$126,000	$126,000 – $126,000
Accurant Biotech, Inc.	1	$95,000	$95,000 – $95,000
AIR Worldwide Corporation	1	$117,955	$117,955 – $117,955
Alcami Carolinas Corporation	1	$90,000	$90,000 – $90,000
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.	1	$139,000	$139,000 – $139,000
Elkem Silicones USA Corp.	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.	1	$80,954	$80,954 – $80,954
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$152,000	$152,000 – $152,000
Dren Bio, Inc.	1	$144,000	$144,000 – $144,000
Dren Bio Management, Inc.	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Lapix Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$112,500	$112,500 – $112,500
Intercontinental Great Brands LLC	1	$101,603	$101,603 – $101,603
Halozyme Hypercon, Inc.	1	$101,026	$101,026 – $101,026
Givaudan Flavors Corporation	1	$139,000	$139,000 – $139,000
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.	1	$163,800	$163,800 – $163,800
Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc.	1	$109,803	$109,803 – $109,803
Nimble Therapeutics Inc.	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Navigate BioPharma Services, Inc.	1	$97,469	$97,469 – $97,469
QLD Biotherapeutics Inc.	1	$136,900	$136,900 – $136,900
Pharmaron (Boston) Lab Services, LLC	1	$97,760	$97,760 – $97,760
Sanofi US Services Inc.	1	$106,870	$106,870 – $106,870
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	1	$93,000	$93,000 – $93,000
Simcere of America Inc.	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Solae, LLC	1	$80,184	$80,184 – $80,184
Tris Pharma, Inc.	1	$114,483	$114,483 – $114,483
XenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc., a div. of WuXi	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Cambridge, MA	48	$100,000	$91,978 – $107,099
Emeryville, CA	10	$105,778	$96,902 – $112,258
North Chicago, IL	8	$125,500	$119,750 – $130,718
South San Francisco, CA	7	$146,000	$140,000 – $149,410
San Diego, CA	6	$105,072	$99,616 – $123,925
Exton, PA	5	$83,031	$81,200 – $83,031
Sunnyvale, CA	5	$130,050	$125,000 – $139,383
Worcester, MA	5	$137,000	$135,000 – $140,000
Boston, MA	5	$117,955	$112,500 – $136,900
Hayward, CA	3	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,218
Palo Alto, CA	3	$100,440	$99,070 – $100,440
Madison, WI	3	$125,000	$113,616 – $125,000
Malvern, PA	2	$78,864	$77,818 – $79,909
Lexington, MA	2	$156,900	$153,450 – $160,350
New York, NY	2	$137,800	$137,550 – $138,050
Billerica, MA	2	$123,602	$123,301 – $123,904
Brisbane, CA	2	$117,500	$116,250 – $118,750
Watertown, MA	2	$142,000	$142,000 – $142,000
Alameda, CA	1	$139,000	$139,000 – $139,000
Foster City, CA	1	$144,000	$144,000 – $144,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	14	$107,052
Level II	69	$97,760
Level III	39	$126,000
Level IV	21	$138,300

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	13	$112,500
2024	43	$109,741
2025	51	$107,931
2026	38	$106,870