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Associate Scientist: H-1B salaries
606 labor condition applications used the job title Associate Scientist. Median offered base salary $85,000; middle half $69,664–$104,000.
Applications (LCAs)606
Median offered salary$85,000
Middle half of salaries$69,664–$104,000
10th–90th percentile$62,458–$115,211
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 60 | $82,827 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 36 | $65,520 |
| Temple University--A Commonwealth University | 32 | $65,104 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 27 | $88,900 |
| Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | 24 | $85,300 |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | 22 | $87,300 |
| Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | 17 | $118,000 |
| Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | 14 | $95,800 |
| Intellia Therapeutics | 13 | $109,200 |
| PPD Development, L.P. | 12 | $48,006 |
| University of Miami | 11 | $88,000 |
| WuXi Biologics USA, LLC | 10 | $70,000 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 10 | $112,042 |
| Impossible Foods Inc. | 10 | $104,270 |
| Primera Analytical Solutions Corporation | 9 | $60,902 |
| University of Delaware | 8 | $76,170 |
| Imanis Life Sciences, LLC | 7 | $69,010 |
| Riconpharma, LLC | 5 | $66,300 |
| Ring Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $105,000 |
| Orna Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $109,200 |
| Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | 4 | $111,582 |
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation | 4 | $72,500 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 4 | $106,080 |
| Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $109,508 |
| Ingenus Pharmaceuticals NJ, LLC | 4 | $65,000 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $95,649 |
| Veranova, L.P. | 4 | $76,626 |
| GenScript USA Inc. | 4 | $72,500 |
| Kansas State University | 3 | $56,555 |
| Alloy Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $85,000 |
| Indiana University | 3 | $100,000 |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. | 3 | $57,751 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | 3 | $64,000 |
| Wild Type, Inc. | 3 | $108,500 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3 | $139,050 |
| MedImmune LLC | 3 | $78,092 |
| Site Tx, Inc. | 3 | $112,258 |
| Celltheon Corporation | 3 | $116,129 |
| Soley Therapeutics, Inc | 3 | $130,000 |
| Ingenia Therapeutics Inc. | 3 | $115,000 |
| Vor Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $69,000 |
| Henry Ford Health System | 2 | $120,016 |
| Aura/space Telescope Science Institute | 2 | $136,882 |
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy | 2 | $93,820 |
| Pharmaron (Exton) Lab Services, LLC | 2 | $46,312 |
| Spotlight Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $120,000 |
| Corixa Corporation | 2 | $75,798 |
| Firmenich Incorporated | 2 | $86,942 |
| Beyond Meat, Inc. | 2 | $70,698 |
| Snapdragon Chemistry, Inc. | 2 | $80,260 |
| The Jackson Laboratory | 2 | $59,208 |
| Mammoth Biosciences Inc. | 2 | $104,750 |
| Carlisle Construction Materials LLC | 2 | $78,749 |
| J.r. Simplot Company | 2 | $82,404 |
| Shape Therapeutics Inc. | 2 | $82,000 |
| Xellar Inc. | 2 | $95,000 |
| Xilis, Inc. | 2 | $88,500 |
| Miracure Biotechnology Inc. | 2 | $79,040 |
| Generate Biomedicines, Inc. | 2 | $107,500 |
| IGM Biosciences, Inc | 2 | $120,234 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $70,724 |
| Level II (qualified) | $88,386 |
| Level III (experienced) | $106,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $87,550 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 127 | $80,200 |
| FY2024 | 136 | $86,776 |
| FY2025 | 168 | $85,571 |
| FY2026 | 137 | $84,000 |
Cities
- New York, NY62
- Cambridge, MA60
- Batavia, IL46
- Memphis, TN36
- Philadelphia, PA34
- Menlo Park, CA31
- Tarrytown, NY27
- Cranbury, NJ19
- South San Francisco, CA12
- Middleton, WI12
- Watertown, MA12
- Redwood City, CA11
- Miami, FL11
- San Francisco, CA11
- Waltham, MA10
- San Diego, CA9
- Somerville, MA8
- Hayward, CA7
- Rochester, MN7
- Newark, DE6
- Boston, MA6
- Gaithersburg, MD6
- Baltimore, MD5
- Denville, NJ5
- Lincoln, NE4
- Seattle, WA4
- Fairfield, NJ4
- Piscataway, NJ4
- Mountain View, CA3
- Manhattan, KS3
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).